What fuels the stove, fires the change: rethinking cooking for health, empowerment and climate
Five hours. That's how long women in energy-poor households spend each day on cooking-related tasks—time not spent in school, earning income, or caring for themselves. Multiply that by 2.1 billion people still cooking with traditional fuels, this represents a significant barrier to progress that gets far less attention than it deserves.
Author: Maria Michela Morese
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Year: 2025
Country/ies: Zambia
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/fao-blog/detail/fao-blog/2025/08/21/what-fuels-the-stove--fires-the-change--rethinking-cooking-for-health--empowerment-and-climate/en
Content language: English
