WE4F Database
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This project database contains descriptions of projects working with clean energy solutions for increasing agricultural productivity and/or value. bIt covers good practices and lessons learnt by these projects – with the goal to share and co-create knowledge on solutions for an energy smart agriculture. It’s an interactive database, so please feel free to add relevant projects!
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Projects |
Source of Energy |
Value Chain Step |
Country / Region |
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Affordable, High-Performance Solar Irrigation for Smallholder Farmers KickStart International (Kenya) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Mechanization ☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
Analysis of the commercial viability of the Solar Milk Cooling (SMC) in Kenya University of Hohenheim supported by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Controlled Temperature ☑ Preservation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
Biogas Milk Chilling to Increase Productivity and Incomes of Dairy Farmers SimGas Tanzania, Ltd. (Tanzania) |
☑ Biogas |
☑ Controlled Temperature
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania |
Biogas-Powered Evaporative Cooling for Uganda’s Dairy Industry University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF) |
☑ Biogas |
☑ Controlled Temperature
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Uganda |
Biomass Mini-Grids for Palm Oil Producing Communities Camco Clean Energy |
☑ Biomass |
☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Benin, Tanzania |
Biomass and Solar PV Hybrid Minigrids for Off-Grid Farming Communities Husk Power Systems (India) |
☑ Solar ☑ Biomass |
☑ Controlled Atmosphere ☑ Other: Decentralized Power
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Ghana, Nigeria |
Biomass-Powered Thermal Processing of Ethiopian Bamboo African Bamboo |
☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia |
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Clean Energy Solutions in Dairy Value Chains: analyzing and sharing challenges and opportunities in India and Kenya - REEEP REEEP, Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) |
☑ South Asia - India ☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
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Collaboration to Scale-Up High-Potential Innovations in Agribusiness in West Africa Water & Energy for Food (WE4F), ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) |
☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa |
Commercial viability of “Solar-Powered Cold Rooms for Fruits and Vegetable Growers in Nigeria” The Smallholders Foundation / ColdHubs Limited (for-profit social venture founded by SHF), funded by GIZ „Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture“ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Controlled Temperature ☑ Preservation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria |
Do-It-Yourself – Solar Cooling Units University of Hohenheim funded by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Controlled Temperature ☑ Preservation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya, Mali |
Energy Efficiency in Kenyan Tea Factories & Energy Auditing in Tea and Dairy Industries Kenya Tea Development Authority KTDA, Ethical Tea Partnership ETP, Strathmore Energy Research Centre SERC |
☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
Field Evaluation of a Passive Aeration System for Aquaculture University of Toronto (Canada) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Controlled Atmosphere ☑ Other: Aeration
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☑ South Asia - Bangladesh |
Field Evaluation of a Passive Aeration System for Aquaculture University of Toronto |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing ☑ Controlled Atmosphere ☑ Controlled Temperature
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☑ South Asia - Bangladesh |
Field Testing of an Innovative Solar Powered Milk Cooling Solution for the higher Efficiency of the Dairy Subsector in Tunisia International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), University of Hohenheim, Phaesun, Tunisian Institute of Agriculture Research (INRAT) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Controlled Temperature
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☑ Middle East & North Africa - Tunisia |
Food Security and Women Empowerment Through Solar-Powered Irrigation in Niger Water and Energy for Food (WE4F), The National Coordination of Water Users (CNU) in Niger |
☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency ☑ Other: Hybrid |
☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Niger |
GrainSafe™ Dry (GSD) Development International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), GrainPro, Inc., Hohenheim University, GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing ☑ Controlled Temperature ☑ Preservation
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☑ Solar ☑ Wind ☑ Hydro |
☑ Processing
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☑ South Asia - India |
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Hydroponic Green Farming Initiative Eco Consult |
☑ Processing
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☑ Middle East & North Africa - Jordan |
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Improving Coffee Production and Quality Using Infrared Technology Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center and Network—Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) |
☑ Biogas |
☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia |
Improving and promoting vegetables cold storage in Nigeria The Smallholders Foundation, supported by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture. |
☑ Solar |
☑ Transportation ☑ Controlled Temperature ☑ Preservation
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Low-Cost Pay-Per-Use Irrigation Using Solar Trolley Systems Claro Energy (India) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Other: Irrigation
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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) & CaribOOC on Sustainable Energy for Food TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences, GIZ, FAO, ZEF |
☑ Solar ☑ Biomass ☑ Biofuel ☑ Biogas ☑ Wind ☑ Geo-Thermal ☑ Hydro ☑ Energy Efficiency |
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Maximizing Use of SWP Technology in India Indo-German Energy Programme Access to Energy in Rural Areas (IGEN-ACCESS) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Mechanization
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☑ South Asia - India |
Maximizing Use of Solar-Powered Water Purification System Technologies in India GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Efficiency of Operation
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Micro-Solar Utilities for Small-Scale Irrigation in Senegal The Earth Institute - Columbia University |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Senegal |
Nurturing the Market Development of for Solar-Powered Irrigation-Systems (SPIS) in India GIZ Indo-German Energy Programme - Access to Energy in Rural Areas (IGEN-ACCESS) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ South Asia - India |
PV-Integrated Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Systems Institute for University Cooperation (ICU) (Italy) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ Middle East & North Africa - Jordan, Lebanon |
Partnership between the WE4F East Africa Regional Innovation Hub and Turkana Basin Institute Water and Energy for Food (WE4F), Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) |
☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing ☑ Other: Hydroponic Agriculture, Water Purification, Solar Powered Reverse Osmosis (RO)
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
Powering Agriculture with Renewable Energy Ariya Capital Group Limited (Kenya) |
☑ Solar ☑ Wind |
☑ Other: Decentralized Power
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
Private Sector Financed Community Solar Microgrids and Agricultural Accelerators Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (Guatemala) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Other: Decentralized Power
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☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Guatemala |
Promotion of solar refrigeration for agricultural value-chains University of Hohenheim, GIZ - Powering Agriculture on behalf of BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing ☑ Controlled Temperature ☑ Preservation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
Realizing the potential and managing the risks of Solar-Powered Irrigation Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’; International Water Management Institute (WIMI), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) |
☑ Solar |
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Reducing Milk Spoilage through Solar Powered Milk Chilling Promethean Power Systems |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing
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☑ South Asia - India |
Renewable Microgrids for Off-Grid Fish Hatcheries and Surrounding Communities International Development Enterprises (iDE) Bangladesh (United States) |
☑ Solar ☑ Wind |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Other: Decentralized Power
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☑ South Asia - Bangladesh |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation
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☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Chile |
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☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
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Smart Energy Concept Chile Deutsch-Chilenische Industrie- und Handelskammer (AHK Chile) |
☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Chile |
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Smart Grid on Main Street: Electricity and Value-added Processing for Agricultural Goods Earth Spark International |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing
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☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Haiti |
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Solar Agro-Processing Power Stations Village Infrastructure Angels (VIA) (United Kingdom) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing
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☑ East Asia & Pacific - Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vanuatu |
Solar Bubble Dryer IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), University of Hohenheim, CIGAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), GrainPro Inc., GIZ - Powering Agriculture on behalf of BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Preservation
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☑ East Asia & Pacific - Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam ☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Nicaragua |
Solar Irrigation for Smallholder Farmers in Least Developed Regions of Tanzania GIZ, Energy 4 Impact |
☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Tanzania |
Solar Powered Irrigation System Toolbox GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’, FAO |
☑ Solar |
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Solar Powered Irrigation Systems GIZ Egypt - RaSeed |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing ☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ Middle East & North Africa - Egypt |
Solar powered Cold Room (SPCR) for Fruits and Vegetable in Nigeria Smallholders Foundation, GIZ Green Cooling Initiative, Institute of Air Handling and Refrigeration (ILK) |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Controlled Temperature
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria |
Solar-Powered Milk Cooling University of Hohenheim funded by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Controlled Atmosphere ☑ Preservation
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☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Colombia ☑ Middle East & North Africa - Tunisia ☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing
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☑ Latin America & The Carribean - Honduras ☑ South Asia - Nepal ☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Zambia |
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☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
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Solar-Powered Sesame Oil Production in Burkina Faso University of Hohenheim funded by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Burkina Faso |
Strengthening post-harvest processes in Africa using improved solar drying University of Hohenheim funded by GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’ |
☑ Solar |
☑ Processing ☑ Controlled Atmosphere ☑ Controlled Temperature
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☑ East Asia & Pacific - Philippines ☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya |
SunChill: Solar Cooling for Horticultural Preservation Rebound Technology |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Preservation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Mozambique |
☑ Solar |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Other: Irrigation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
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☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency ☑ Other: Solar-powered mill and cold storage |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing ☑ Transportation ☑ Preservation
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya |
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☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Senegal |
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☑ Solar ☑ Energy Efficiency |
☑ Efficiency of Operation ☑ Processing
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☑ Sub-Saharan Africa - Benin |
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