What are the main advantages of using a biomass stove, as opposed to a regular stove?
PS: Our stove is small, but I think it can bring great benefits. It replaces the need for firewood in places where farmers traditionally use a lot of wood for cooking and heating, so it can help to mitigate deforestation in rural areas. In China, if a farmer lists the necessities of life at home they will always rank firewood in the very first place, before rice, vinegar, tea or anything else. We made some basic calculations, and found that each biomass stove can save at least 1,500 kilograms of firewood a year – so it really helps to conserve the forests.
