Abstract:
This study presented the adoption of improved stove and its effect on forest coverage in chilga
woreda. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. The study surveyed 133
farmers selected using simple random sampling technique. Focus group discussions and key
informant interviews provided useful qualitative information to supplement the quantitative
results from the household survey was selected using purposive sampling technique. In
addition to distributed improved stove afforestation, reforestation and participatory forest
management programs to overcome the problems of deforestation and other related
environmental changes in the study area.
In the developing world plenty of programs and initiatives have been working to disseminate
improved wood burning cook stoves which have health, economic and environmental benefits.
This study aimed to assess the impact of improved stove adoption on forest coverage in Chilga
Woreda. A survey was conducted using structured questionnaire for 133 households that were
systematically selected from three rural kebeles which were selected purposive and stratified
random sampling technique. Data from questionnaires were analyzed by using descriptive
statistics and binary logistic regression. The focus group discussions were analyzed through
intensive textual analysis. The regression result reveals that, sex, family size, separate kitchen,
average income and family size of households are highly significant at the most significant
factors that determine a household willingness to adopt improved stoves at 0.05 % and 0.01%
level of significance which is explained by 70.3% by this independent variable. In addition to
satellite images for the year 1999, 2009 and 2019. The satellite image results show that crop
land and bare land increased in contrast to forest land due to deforestation. Thus, women’s
literacy level should be increased through adult education. Improved cook stoves programs and
projects should target on areas where there is no open forest access. And there should be more
structural decentralization in terms of assigning rural energy experts from Woreda to kebele
level.
