. ▁ ▁Ken ya ▁Cer am ic ▁J iko ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁appropriate ▁technology ▁movement , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁goals ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁afford able ▁st ove ▁that ▁was ▁more ▁efficient ▁than ▁the ▁univers ally ▁used ▁three ▁stone ▁cook ing ▁fire . ▁The ▁Ken ya ▁Cer am ic ▁J iko ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁improved ▁st ov es . ▁ ▁Char co al ▁is ▁the ▁standard ▁cook ing ▁fuel ▁in ▁East ▁Africa . ▁Trad itionally ▁it ▁was ▁burn ed ▁in ▁a ▁metal ▁st ove ▁or ▁" J iko " ▁as ▁st ov es ▁are ▁called ▁in ▁the ▁Sw ah ili ▁language . ▁The ▁K C J ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁J iko ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁cer am ic ▁l iner . ▁The ▁initial ▁model ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁shape , ▁differ ing ▁from ▁the ▁traditional ▁cyl ind rical ▁j iko , ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁and ▁bottom ▁the ▁same ▁diameter , ▁tap ering ▁at ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁degrees ▁to ▁a ▁wa ist . ▁ ▁San j ha ▁Ch ul ha / E arth ▁Sto ve / S ury a ▁Sto ve ▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁an ▁engineering ▁company ▁named ▁N ish ant ▁Bio energy ▁( P ) ▁Limited ▁in ▁North ▁India ▁is ▁conce iving , ▁design ing , ▁fabric ating ▁and ▁s elling ▁pat ent ▁pending ▁bi om ass ▁b ri qu ette ▁and ▁pel let ▁fue led ▁cook ▁st ov es . ▁These ▁are ▁useful ▁for ▁commercial ▁cook ing ▁and ▁are ▁designed ▁to