Renewable and non-renewable energy consumption pattern among households around a protected area in Southeastern Bangladesh

Baul, Tarit Kumar; Das, Moumita; Kar, S.; Acharya, Rupam

doi:10.1007/s43545-021-00303-6

Cited by 1 publication

(5 citation statements)

References 33 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The present study revealed that above 97% of biomass fuel was used for domestic cooking and 0.87% used for paddy parboiling, which is somewhat similar to the findings of 96.7% for cooking and 0.8% for boiling reported by Miah et al [39]. Whereas, Baul et al [51] found 92% of households use biomass for cooking, followed by rice parboiling and water heating. The findings showed that the main sources of biomass fuel were the own homestead and agricultural land.…”

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelssupporting

confidence: 89%

“…FAO [52] and Hassan et al [20] stated that in the rural areas of Bangladesh, homestead forests meet more than 90% of firewood demand. Baul et al [51] reported around 70% of households dependent on the homestead forest for biomass fuel supply was mainly. However, an excessive dependency on the homestead forest for biomass collection may cause a gradual depletion of resources and a scarcity of fuels soon.…”

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To prevent depletion, this requires less harvesting and sustainable forest management practices. Finding out alternative biomass fuel sources, such as woodlots (forest plantations) and markets can minimize over-dependency on homestead forests [51]. It was observed that the financial crisis of the households was the main reason for using biomass fuel.…”

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, a reasonable price and local availability are the main reasons for the comprehensive use of biomass fuel in rural households. It has been reported that due to the poverty of the rural people, biomass fuel catalyzes the cost safety and most available sources of fuel for their cooking in Asia Pacific region [5], South Africa [53] and India [47], Nepal [54] and Bangladesh [45,51].…”

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whereas, many studies [22,[57][58][59][60][61] reported that improved stoves can reduce large emission level. Improved stoves can save 27% fuels and 25% CO 2 emissions compared to traditional cooking stoves (TCS) [51]. Whereas, Atikullah and Eusuf [62] reported that the improved stoves save 50-70% fuels compared with the traditional ones.…”

Section: Types Of Stoves Used In Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Assessing rural households’ biomass consumption patterns in three Upazilas in Khulna district of Bangladesh

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In developing countries, rural households instinctively burn huge amounts of biomass fuel, which has become a concern at present. In this study, an attempt has been made to assess the consumption pattern of biomass fuel in relation to socio-economic factors in rural households in the three upazilas (subdistricts) in Khulna district of Bangladesh. The consumption pattern of biomass fuel was assessed by multistage random sampling techniques with a semi-structured questionnaire. The study revealed that households incorporate a variety of fuel sources, of which 97% use various types of biomass fuel, e.g., firewood, leaves and twigs, coconut shell and coir, crop residues, cow dung, etc. The average monthly household biomass fuel consumption was 193 kg, with a monthly expenditure of 5.86 USD. The largest share of biomass fuel was derived from firewood, which amounted to 105 kg per month. The middle income group and Kacha (clay) type households consume more biomass than other types of households. The major sources of biomass fuel were found in their home gardens and agricultural lands. These biomass fuels are mainly used for domestic cooking, and most of the households in the study area used general stoves. Among commonly available species, ten firewood species were identified as the most preferred by the majority of households in the study area. Insights from our research may be utilized to promote accessibility to clean energy for households in Bangladesh and other countries alike.

show abstract

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelssupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sources and End Use Of Biomass Fuelsmentioning

confidence: 99%