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Patsari Improved Cookstove Project

Developed since 2003 by GIRA, a Mexican appropriate-technology NGO, the Patsari stove, named for 'the one who takes care of' in the Purépecha language, targets the indigenous Purépecha region around Pátzcuaro, Michoacán.

Pátzcuaro area, Michoacán, MexicoImproved wood-burning cookstove (Patsari)none confirmed (uncertified)
OperatorGIRA (Grupo Interdisciplinario de Tecnología Rural Apropiada)
EcosystemImproved wood-burning cookstove (Patsari)
Standardnone confirmed (uncertified)
StatusActive
LocationPátzcuaro area, Michoacán, Mexico
Overview

Inside the project

An improved cook stove is an adaptation and improvement of the Lorena Cookstove, in a stove whose name "Patsari" means "the one who takes care of" in the Purépecha language.

Independent research reports a 50% reduction in fuel consumption and a 66% reduction in indoor air pollutants versus open fires, with 4,000 improved Patsari cookstoves disseminated by GIRA.

50% reduction
Fuel consumption
66% reduction
Indoor air pollutants
4,000 cookstoves
Disseminated

Objectives

  • Reduce fuel consumption and indoor air pollution from open-fire cooking

Approach

  • GIRA developed the Patsari stove as an adaptation of the Lorena cookstove design, distributed in the Purépecha region of Michoacán.

Sources

Inspect 2 sources
  1. appropedia.org ↗https://www.appropedia.org/Patsari_Cookstove
  2. link.springer.com ↗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-015-1523-y

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