Individual Attributes Rating of Stove Features at Six Different Sites
Bethanchok, Kavrepalanchowk: In this area, the Ganesha Cook Stove (GCS) scored highest for safety, and also had high rankings for the remaining 7 attributes. Traditional Cook Stoves (TCS) did not rank highest for any of the attributes. LPG was clearly the aspirational stove, ranking highest for 6 attributes. Rice husk and electric stoves were rated best for multi-purpose. Because of decreasing availability of firewood in this area, combined with widespread commercial farming, users preferred to use GCS with agricultural waste like corn cobs. Individual area report can be downloaded here.
Comparison of Stove Attributes in Bethanchowk, Kavrepalanchowk
Majhigaun, Sindhupalchowk: GCS was ranked highest for multi-purpose and safety. For the remaining 6 attributes, GCS was ranked significantly higher than TCS but lower than LPG. TCS was ranked lower than GCS and LPG on all attributes. LPG scored high on 4 attributes, and was similar to GCS on keeping the kitchen clean and nice looking. Individual area report can be downloaded here.
Comparison of Stove Attributes in Majhigaun, Sindhupalchowk
Dhorpatan, Baglung: GCS was ranked highest for fuel saving, and was also ranked highly for time saving, smoke reduction, safety, clean kitchen and looks nice. TCS scored best for multi-purpose and ease of use. LPG was given the highest ranking for time saving, smoke reduction, clean kitchen, and looks nice. Individual area report can be downloaded here.
Comparison of Stove Attributes in Dhorpatan, Baglung
Muchchok, Gorkha: GCS was ranked highest for fuel saving, time saving, and safety. TCS was rated best for keeping the kitchen clean, ease of use and looks nice. LPG was preferred over the other stove types only for multi-purpose and smoke reduction features. Individual area report can be downloaded here.
Comparison of Stove Attributes in Muchchok, Gorkha
Bulingtar, Nawalparasi: GCS was ranked higher than TCS on 4 attributes, but ranked lower than LPG on all features. TCS was ranked highest for ease of use and safety. LPG was clearly the aspirational stove type in this area, ranking highest on 6 of 8 attributes. Individual area report can be downloaded here.
Comparing Stove Attributes in Bulingtar, Nawalparasi
Gokulganga, Ramechhap: Users ranked GCS highest on 6 of the 8 attributes. TCS was ranked significantly below GCS and ICS-O. ICS-O ranked highest for cooking different dishes (multi-purpose), looks nice, and safety. No LPG stoves were reported in this area. Individual area report can be downloaded here.
Comparison of Stoves Attribute Scores in Ramechhap