The role of agriculture for achieving renewable energy-centered sustainable development objectives in rural Africa
Summary. This paper models how renewable energy and agricultural development interact in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Using integrated assessment models linking water, energy, and agriculture, the authors show that expanding irrigation and agricultural productivity makes renewable energy infrastructure more economically viable and helps achieve universal energy access. They also analyze business models and policy conditions needed to make small-scale renewable energy systems feasible for rural development.
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Falchetta, G., Vinca, A., Troost, A., Tuninetti, M., Ireland, G., Byers, E., Häfner, M., & Zulu, A.. (2024). The role of agriculture for achieving renewable energy-centered sustainable development objectives in rural Africa. Environmental Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101098
Falchetta, Giacomo, et al. “The role of agriculture for achieving renewable energy-centered sustainable development objectives in rural Africa.” Environmental Development, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101098.
Falchetta, Giacomo, Adriano Vinca, André Troost, Marta Tuninetti, Gregory Ireland, Edward Byers, Manfred Häfner, and Ackim Zulu. 2024. “The role of agriculture for achieving renewable energy-centered sustainable development objectives in rural Africa.” Environmental Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101098.
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title = {The role of agriculture for achieving renewable energy-centered sustainable development objectives in rural Africa},
author = {Giacomo Falchetta and Adriano Vinca and André Troost and Marta Tuninetti and Gregory Ireland and Edward Byers and Manfred Häfner and Ackim Zulu},
journal = {Environmental Development},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101098},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101098}
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- 10.1016/j.envdev.2024.101098
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- South Africa
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- Africa
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- energy, food-systems, policy
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- 2026-04-28