Eco stoves mission is to continue in its R&D and ensures to produce the most environmentally, economically- affordable, fuel efficient, and user friendly stove that delivers value for money in addition to providing social and technological benefit to the user.
According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, over 85% depend entirely on biomass and mostly used at both household level and institutional level for cooking. At the rate which the population is growing, by 2040, it is projected that the need for energy shall have increased by up to 40%.
According to ministry of water and environment, Uganda’s forest cover has reduced from 24% in 1990 to 8.9% by 2020. This is already having a negative impact on climate change, soil erosion, degradation, mudslides and floods if the projected challenge is not addressed.