Socio-economic hurdles to widespread adoption of small-scale biogas digesters in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-25

  Mwirigi, Jecinta ^a   Balana, Bedru Babulo ^b   Mugisha, Johnny ^c   Walekhwa, Peter ^c   Melamu, Rethabile ^d   Nakami, Sylvia ^e   Makenzi, Paul ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e Uganda Bureau of Statistics   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Adoption; Biogas technology; Households; Socio economic constraints; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; BIOGAS TECHNOLOGIES; HOUSEHOLDS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOGAS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EQUIPMENT; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUALITY CONTROL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84909947597     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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