International Conference on Renewable Energy Development & Applications for a Sustainable Agriculture (RE & Agri)

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Context

The conference, held in Tunis from 2nd until 4th December, was organized by Desertec University Network (DUN) e.V. in order to explore and foster the use of RE in the agriculture sector.

Conference Booklet


On the second day of the conference, three GIZ projects organized a workshop on the use of renewable energy in agriculture and food processing. The documentation of the presentation can be downloaded directly below.






Workshop: Sustainable Energy Use in the Agriculture and Food Industry

08:30-10:45 Introduction and Presentations

1. Market development of solar energy in Tunisia

RE&AGR Economics & business models in Tunisia (Mr Christopher Gross, GIZ)

Existing/planned projects in Tunisia ( Prof. Hichem M’saad, Volta-PV)



2. Basis Energy Services (GIZ/HERA)

Modern Energy services for modern Agriculture – Sustainable Value Chains in Agriculture (Ms Dorothea Otremba, GIZ)



3. Powering Agriculture (GIZ/USAID/SIDA/OPIC/DukeEnergy)

Powering Agriculture - An Energy grand challenge (Ms Maria Weitz, GIZ)



Network and Powering Agriculture wiki portal (Mr Carsten Schüttel, GIZ)


10:45-13:00 Discussion at the three information desks



Further Information