Factors Influencing Adoption of Woodfuel Energy Saving Technologies in Nakuru County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKung'u, J.B.
dc.contributor.authorNjogu, Paul K.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-02T08:48:34Z
dc.date.available2015-03-02T08:48:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThere have been efforts to promote use of woodfuel conservation technologies. These technologies include the improved charcoal stoves, the improved fuelwood stoves and the fireless cookers that can save woodfuel of upto 50%. This study was carried out to determine the social economic factors influencing adoption of these technologies. Income of the household and level of education were positively correlated to acquisition and use of the energy saving technologies. While the numbers of dependants and cost of improved woodfuel energy saving technologies were found as some of the social economic factors influencing adoption of these technologiesen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN (Online): 2319-7064 Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438en_US
dc.identifier.other2319-7064
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/272643250_Factors_Influencing_Adoption_of_Woodfuel_Energy_Saving_Technologies_in_Nakuru_County_Kenya
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12328
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEnergy saving technologiesen_US
dc.subjectWoodfuelen_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectKCJen_US
dc.subjectimproved charcoal stovesen_US
dc.titleFactors Influencing Adoption of Woodfuel Energy Saving Technologies in Nakuru County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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