Year of dissemination
Cost
Quantity disseminated
Technological description
and other improvements
in traditional stove
Disseminated regions
Advantage
Disadvantages
Major organisations involved in
promotion/dissemination
Inventory of Innovative Indoor Smoke
Alleviating Technologies in Nepal
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2001 by Practical Action Nepal Office.
NRs. 5000 in year 2005/06.
600 in Rasuwa by Practical Action Nepal Office.
Besides smokehoods made from metal sheet constructed by
trained local artisans, the project also carried out other necessary
activities such as wall insulation of kitchen with the mixture of
clay, straw and animal dung, improved stove by building a
protecting base around the back and sides of tripod, and bar
set across the front of the stove to allow the air to improve
combustion. Other public awareness activities such as fuel drying
and reduction of personal exposure time during cooking and
sitting nearby fire were also conducted.
Rasuwa, northern part of Nepal. No climatic and geographical
limitations (suitable in all areas).
The technology is suitable irrespective of weather and variation
in geography. It is simple and easily replicable. The technology
is accepted in rural areas, as rural populations still believe that
smoke reduces pest and termite and can dry wet crops.
The intervention is effective in reducing IAP level. There is 66
per cent reduction in PM resp. level and 76 per cent reduction
in CO level after the intervention (Malla 2008). In addition, it is
successful in reducing fuel wood consumption by 25 per cent
leading to significant time saving because the project also works
in the improvement of stoves along with the introduction of
smokehoods.
Investment cost is high for rural people.
Practical Action Nepal Office, RECAST for initial inverted funnel
type design.
Based on the success of Practical Action’s intervention,
few guidelines have been drawn for the effective
implementation of smokehood in the future:
1. Recognition of smokehood by government (AEPC) to
be included as one of the effective technologies for
IAP reduction
2. Requirement of effective government policy and
planning
3. Promotional activities, awareness campaigns
including home visits, video presentation, training
and workshops at community and district level
4. Training of local entrepreneurs on product
manufacturing and business management
5. Joint effort of the HHs, community, local governments,
central government, and involvement of donor
agencies for wider uptake
6. Effort to scale up the best practices and continuation
of research to improve the design and efficiency
7. Increase access of beneficiary groups to
technologies/product and finances
8. Provide support to forecast market, develop business
plans for the entrepreneurs and support them in
identifying and disseminating promotional strategies