What is it about?
This study shows that firewood is by far the cooking fuel of choice for majority (65%) of rural households compared to kerosene found to be more dominant in the urban (85%). The level of education and household income have positive and significant influence in determining the probability of switching from firewood to charcoal and kerosene by rural households, while household size (on electricity), price of the cooking fuel (gas), distance to energy source (electricity), access to energy (charcoal, kerosene) have negative effects relative to firewood. In the urban, household size, distance to energy source and household income have positive and significant effect on probability of switching from firewood to charcoal, kerosene and gas respectively, while education of respondents and price of the cooking fuel have significant but negative effects of the probability of switching to charcoal and gas. The implications of this on the rural area are enormous as this could be responsible for highly rate of deforestation, soil erosion, declining agricultural productivity, and lose in the natural habitat for wildlife
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Why is it important?
In many developing countries, there is advocacy on encouraging households to make substitutions for efficient and environmental friendly energy (Farsi et al., 2005). Yet, many households depend on energy sources which have negative impact on health. This suggests further research is needed on the household energy choices, in both urban and rural areas.
Perspectives
Although there are existing studies on cooking energy in Nigeria (Alabe, 1996; Shittu et al., 2004; Adeleke and Jerome, 2006; Onyekuru and Eboh, 2011; Olatunwo and Adewumi, 2012; Oyekale et al., 2012). However, these studies did not compare energy choice between rural and urban households. Therefore, this study provides more insight on cooking energy in Nigeria in addition to the existing findings. The findings provide information of factors that either motivate or discourage households on their cooking energy choices and provide a yardstick for evaluation of the implemented energy policies that address people’s basic needs and the preservation of the environment.
Dr Abiodun E Obayelu
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
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This page is a summary of: Comparative Analysis of Access, and Preferences of Rural and Urban Households for Cooking Energy, and the Determinants in Nigeria: A Case of Ogun State, Agricultura tropica et subtropica, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/ats-2017-0006.
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