The presentation shows the challanges of improved cookstove producers and the reasons for other artisans to not start producing improved cookstoves in Malawi.

1. INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Preliminary results of a cookstove
entrepreneur survey in Malawi
Stefan Meyer
International Food Policy Research Institute
National Cookstove Steering Committee
July 23, 2015
Lilongwe, Malawi

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Distribution of survey participants I
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Improved cookstoves Regular cookstoves Potential producer
Type of respondent
• 105 interviews with artisans in 14
districts of Malawi

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Distribution of survey participants II
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remote good
Access to markets
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Precipitation
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rural urban
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Major difficulties for improved
cookstove producers
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• Producer groups mainly lack access to
inputs, capital and markets

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How to address difficulties
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Borrow money from FI Find close sites with
good clay
Beyond own ability to
address
No access to inputs

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How to address difficulties
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Borrow money from FI Engage for a policy
change
Beyond own ability to
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Capital constraints

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How to address difficulties
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Invest in vehicle Engage for a policy
change
Beyond own ability to
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Distance to markets

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Major difficulties of regular cookstove
producers
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• Cookstove producers mainly lack capital
and are facing high production cost

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Main reasons for artisans to not
produce improved cookstoves
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• Artisans mainly lack training and
knowledge

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Main reasons for regular CS producers
to not produce improved cookstoves
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• Lack of knowledge and training
• Expect low profitability

11. INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Additional observations
 Lack of collaboration between NGOs and
local governmental organization
 On district level, different local
governmental organizations are
responsible for cookstoves (e.g. forestry,
agriculture, youth, gender)
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12. INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Thank you for your attention
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