Bibliography

A Resource Book on Fire-Less Cookers/Cooking (The Hay Basket) Compiled by Solar Cookers Int. (hardbound)

Draft Bibliography courtesy of Paul Anderson (September 2003):

RON LARSON to AD Karve on Indian national cookstove program: I wonder if you agree that certain aspects of a national stove program could still be important in other countries (as I don't believe it wise to take this particular stove program failure to be the last word). These aspects come to mind:

1. Continuing and serious program evaluation is necessary (maybe by an outside group)? In India it appears there may have been no such evaluation for 17 years?

2. Some testing is probably appropriate - emissions, efficiency, epidemiological results?

3. Subsidies for initial education and promotion of products that have merit - but may be too little known?

4. Stay away from free or heavily subsidized units? (or are there cases when a limited and early-phased-out subsidy is appropriate)

5, Any other appropriate national roles?

AD Karve: Indian Cookstove Program

National Programme on Improved Cookstoves in India was started by the Government of India in 1984. World Bank conducted a survey in 2001 and came to the conclusion that it was failure and recommended that it be terminated. The only success reported in the World Bank Report was the implementation of this programme in some pockets of Maharashtra, where rural artisans trained by ARTI conducted this activity as a commercial activity.