Performance and determinants of adoption of improved cook-stoves in farming communities in Benue and Kaduna States of Nigeria
by Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke; Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba; Chinenye Judith Mmagu; Jonathan Ogbeni Aligbe; Christiana Ogonna Igberi
World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WRSTSD), Vol. 13, No. 3, 2017

Abstract: The study analyses the performance and determinants of adoption of improved cook-stoves (ICSs) in Benue and Kaduna States of Nigeria. Cross-sectional data obtained from 440 households (ICS users and non-users) using questionnaire and subjected to statistical analysis indicate that the fuel-wood used and time spent in boiling 6 litres of water through Save80 and Greenwatch cook-stoves were less compared to the open fire. Save80 cook-stove released less carbon monoxide than the Greenwatch cook-stove and open fire. Income, contact with Save80 disseminator agents, mass media exposure, and knowledge of the benefits of the cook-stove significantly influenced the adoption of Save80 while age, gender, household size, and contact with Greenwatch Initiative agents significantly determined the adoption of Greenwatch cook-stove. Therefore, there is a need to increase awareness of the benefits of using improved cook-stoves through mass media by the promoters of the stoves.

Online publication date: Fri, 06-Oct-2017

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