Clean Cooking – A Basic Right, Not a Luxury
What is Clean Cooking?
Clean cooking is the use of energy-efficient stoves that burn fuel more completely and in a safer way, emitting less smoke and pollution. Contrary to the conventional mud stove or three-stone fire that consumes mostly firewood, clean cookstoves are developed to use less fuel, emit less, and enhance the health of users—particularly women and children.
It might appear basic, but for millions of rural India, clean cooking is beyond reach. Close to 43.3% of Indian households continue to rely on solid fuels such as wood, and more than 95% use mud clay stoves—unhealthy, unsafe, and unsustainable.
GKF Agroforestry's Dedication to Clean Cooking
At GKF Agroforestry Pvt. Ltd., we are committed to the belief that cooking must not kill. That’s why we’re rolling out an integrated Improved Cookstove Project in six Indian states — Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Maharashtra.With over 50,000 clean stoves distributed to households most in need.
Our method is simple but effective:
- Find the most affected rural and tribal communities.
- Equip them with scientifically tested, fuel-efficient cookstoves.
- Educate families—particularly women—on clean, safe cooking methods.
- Decrease demand for wood, reduce emissions, and enhance lives.
