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A renewable energy-centred research agenda for planning and financing Nexus development objectives in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Giacomo Falchetta, Adedoyin Adeleke, Mohammed Awais, Edward Byers, Philippe Copinschi, Sam Duby, Alison Hughes, Gregory Ireland, Keywan Riahi, Simon Rukera-Tabaro, Francesco Semeria, Diana Shendrikova, Nicolò Stevanato, André Troost, Marta Tuninetti, Adriano Vinca, Ackim Zulu, Manfred Häfner · 2022 · Energy Strategy Reviews

Summary. Rural sub-Saharan Africa faces overlapping development gaps: most cropland relies on rainfall alone, smallholder farmers lack electricity for irrigation and storage, and two-thirds of rural residents have no power access. This paper proposes a research agenda integrating renewable energy, water, climate, and agriculture to develop sustainable business models that help smallholder farmers increase yields and escape poverty while accounting for population growth and climate extremes.

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Falchetta, G., Adeleke, A., Awais, M., Byers, E., Copinschi, P., Duby, S., Hughes, A., Ireland, G., Riahi, K., Rukera-Tabaro, S., Semeria, F., Shendrikova, D., Stevanato, N., Troost, A., Tuninetti, M., Vinca, A., Zulu, A., & Häfner, M.. (2022). A renewable energy-centred research agenda for planning and financing Nexus development objectives in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Energy Strategy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100922

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DOI
10.1016/j.esr.2022.100922
Countries
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regions
Africa
Categories
energy, food-systems, climate-and-environment
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2026-04-28