1 Directorate of Planning & Monitoring, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, UDAIPUR – 313 001, INDIA. Email: sudhirjain@rediffmail.com
2 College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, MPUAT, UDAIPUR. Email: rathoren@rediffmail.
In a typical rural household, cooking energy accounts for about 85% of the total energy consumption, mainly derived from wood. Traditional wood-based cooking stoves are only 8–10% efficient and emit a lot of smoke during cooking. On the basis of eating habits, fuel type available and fuel conditions, two new durable models of cooking stoves have been designed and developed. One is the single pot
