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Benefits: Saving in time and/or cost in collecting, buying fuel; women not working in smoke filled kitchens, so healthier; if done on a large scale, reduction in deforestation for fuel wood. Disadvantages: Technology prone to breakage; requires change in cultural and social practices, which are not always readily accepted; initial cost of materials and construction can be expensive in poor communities; don't work in rainy days, so traditional kitchens still need to be maintained against these. These are the main pros & cons off the top of my head. Try contacting Sunseed Desert Technology in Spain. They did a solar cooking programme in Tanzania some years back with limited success. I know they did have problems, mainly around cultural barriers to acceptance of the cookers. https://www.sunseed.org.uk Good luck, Gavin.....

Benefits: Saving in time and/or cost in collecting, buying fuel; women not working in smoke filled kitchens, so healthier; if done on a large scale, reduction in deforestation for fuel wood. wood; reduction in greenhouse gases produced in burning wood or charcoal. Disadvantages: Technology prone to breakage; requires change in cultural and social practices, which are not always readily accepted; initial cost of materials and construction can be expensive in poor communities; don't work in rainy days, so traditional kitchens still need to be maintained against these. These are the main pros & cons off the top of my head. Try contacting Sunseed Desert Technology in Spain. They did a solar cooking programme in Tanzania some years back with limited success. I know they did have problems, mainly around cultural barriers to acceptance of the cookers. https://www.sunseed.org.uk Good luck, Gavin.....

Benefits: Saving in time and/or cost in collecting, buying fuel; women not working in smoke filled kitchens, so healthier; if done on a large scale, scale; reduction in deforestation for fuel wood; reduction in greenhouse gases produced in burning wood or charcoal. Disadvantages: Technology prone to breakage; requires change in cultural and social practices, which are not always readily accepted; initial cost of materials and construction can be expensive in poor communities; don't work in rainy days, so traditional kitchens still need to be maintained against these. These are the main pros & cons off the top of my head. Try contacting Sunseed Desert Technology in Spain. They did a solar cooking programme in Tanzania some years back with limited success. I know they did have problems, mainly around cultural barriers to acceptance of the cookers. https://www.sunseed.org.uk Good luck, Gavin.....