Adoption Determinants of Improved Cook Stove Among Rural Households: The Case of Benishngul Gumuz Reginal State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Energy consumption of rural households’ depends on traditional fuel sources including wood, crop residue, coal, and animal dung, which inefficient and largely attributed to air pollution and deforestation problems. To this end adoption of improved cook stove has anticipated to reduce these problems. So, the prime objective of the study was to investigate the determinants of improved cook stove adoption in Case of Assosa District, Benishngul Gumuz Reginal State, Ethiopia in the year 2018. The study was conducted based on descriptive design and mixed method research on a target population of 3880 households from Assosa district with sample size of 341 households that determined using Kothari formula based on proportional sampling technique from each selected sub districts and 20 key informants selected using purposive sampling technique. Binary logit regression model was employed for econometrics analysis using STATA software. The finding showed that stove design and neighborhood effect are the most determinants of improved cook stove adoption. Hence, for fast dissemination; cook stove design should not be one fit for all policy rather cooks stove design should take into account the socio-cultural feeding practice of the potential adopters.

Keywords: Adoption, improved cook stoves, Binary logit regression.

DOI: 10.7176/JETP/10-2-01

Publication date: April 30^th 2020