Since it was established in 1985 Barli Development Institute for Rural Women has been experimenting with and successfully using solar box cookers for some of its cooking. In 1998 the then Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources decided to test 8.6 square metre Scheffler Community Cookers through its five regional test centres for solar thermal devices. One such centre is located at School of Environment and Energy Studies DAVV University Indore. They chose Barli Development Institute for Rural Women has an ideal place to install and test this solar cooker. Image:Barli kitchen 2004.jpg