10. Discussion and conclusion
The in-depth analysis of the survey presented in this paper reveals that fuel-switching is not a primary concern of households in making energy decisions. The supply of clean facilities for cooking, irrespective of a policy committed to providing basic energy needs is not part of the mainstream energy agenda. Nevertheless, from the perspectives of improving the application of biomass in the energy system and of improving the health and wellbeing of women and the poor, there is strong incentive to provide cleaner cooking fuels (Wickramasinghe, 2003, 2004a, 2004b, 2006). As to who should lead a transitional process and how to implement better technologies into the political and policy agenda through development projects and programmes, the answer remains elusive.