4. Benefit of improved biomass stove
Over half of the Indonesia population relies on traditional use of biomass for cooking. About 55 % of population
in Indonesia use traditional biomass for cooking [2]. Most of traditional biomass stove has low efficiency.
Traditional biomass stove release harmful emission from incomplete combustion. It is also affecting the indoor air
quality and causing human respiratory problem.
Improved biomass stove is an intermediate solution between traditional stove and modern fuel appliances. It is
appropriate when modern fuel appliances are not affordable for the people live in rural areas and less cost effective
comparing to the traditional biomass. Besides, the adoption of modern fuel appliances in the society often faces
many challenges. Realizing there are opportunity to utilizing solid biomass waste while increased price and supply
uncertainties of fossil fuel, biomass fuel become rational choice.
Improved biomass stove can achieve the following benefit [8]: