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<h2> Welcome to the Powering Agriculture Portal </h2>
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<h1 style="color:rgb(0, 163, 173);">Welcome to the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Portal</h1>
 
 
The '''powering agriculture portal''' aims to provide an overview of information related to clean energy technologies as well as increased energy efficiency to enhance agricultural production and value.<br/>
 
  
 
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The '''Water and Energy for Food''' aims to provide an overview of information related to clean energy technologies as well as increased energy efficiency to enhance agricultural production and value. <span class="link3">[[Water and Energy for Food|Read more...]]</span><br/>
  
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<h3> Energy Agriculture Nexus </h3>
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[[file:SustainableEnergy teal.svg|35px|link=]] <span class="pag-header">'''Sustainable Energy for Food'''</span>
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Agriculture is both one of the main energy consuming sectors and one of the most affected sectors by the effects of climate change. Understanding the nexus between energy and food is essential to develop climate-smart solutions in the agricultural sector.
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*<span class="link3">[[The Links between Energy & Food|The Links between Energy & Food]]</span>
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*<span class="link3">[[Energy Needs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture|Energy Needs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture]]</span>
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*<span class="link3">[[The Potential of Climate-Smart Agriculture|The Potential of Climate-Smart Agriculture]]</span>
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[[file:WaterinAgriculture blue.svg|35px|link3=]]<span class="pag-header">'''Water Use in Agriculture'''</span>
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Around 70 percent of global freshwater withdrawals go into agriculture. Sustainable water management is pivotal in order to increase water use efficiency and ensure food and nutrition security.
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*<span class="link3">[[Water Use in Agriculture|Water Use in Agriculture ]]</span>
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[[file:Application blue.svg|30px|link3=]]<span class="pag-header">'''Application in Food and Agriculture'''</span>
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Sustainable energy can be applied in a large variety of agricultural activities, ensuring electricity supply in remote areas while increasing farmers’ incomes by saving costs on energy provision from traditional sources.
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*<span class="link3">[[Sustainable Energy for Pumping and Irrigation|Pumping and Irrigation]]</span>
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*<span class="link3">[[Sustainable Energy for Cooling|Cooling]]</span>
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Depending on the geographical location, some energy sources are more suitable for agricultural production and processing steps than others. Adapting to local conditions is essential to improve energy efficiency.
  
*[[Literature Analysis: Energy in Agriculture|Overview: Energy and Agriculture]]
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*<span class="link3">[[Solar Power as Energy Source in Agrifood Systems|Solar Power]]</span>
*[[Energy within Food and Agricultural Value Chains|Energy within Food and Agricultural Value Chains]]
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*<span class="link3">[[Biomass and Biogas as Energy Source in Agrifood Systems|Biomass and Biogas]]</span>
*[[Energy Saving Potentials in Agriculture|Energy Saving Potentials within Agriculture]]
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*<span class="link3">[[Wind, Hydro and other Energy Sources in Agrifood Systems|Wind, Hydro and other Energy Sources]]</span>
*[[Energy Needs in Smallholder Agriculture|Energy Needs in Smallholder Agriculture]]<br/>
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*[[Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture|Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture]]
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The implementation of sustainable energy can be found among all steps of different value chains. Depending on production requirements and local conditions, technical innovations can improve farmers’ livelihoods considerably.
  
<h3> Energy Efficiency and<br/>Renewable Energies </h3>
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*<span class="link3">[[Sustainable Energy Use in the Dairy Value Chain|Dairy]]</span>
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*<span class="link3">[[Sustainable Energy Use in the Rice Value Chain|Rice]]</span>
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The world’s first fuel is energy efficiency, key to protect natural resources and the climate. Identifying and solving efficiency gaps is crucial for sustainable development.
  
*[[Energy Efficiency in Powering Agriculture|Energy Efficiency in Powering Agriculture]]
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*[[Solar Energy in Powering Agriculture|Solar Energy in Powering Agriculture]]
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*[[Bioenergy in Powering Agriculture|Bioenergy in Powering Agriculture]]
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*[[Hydropower in Powering Agriculture|Hydropower in Powering Agriculture]]
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The adoption of clean energy solutions can improve considerably when governmental action and regulations provide clear incentives and complement market development.
  
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<h3> Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development </h3>
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[[file:Financingteal.svg|30px|link=]]<span class="pag-header">'''Financing and Business Models'''</span>
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As financing is usually the main barrier to gain access to innovative sustainable technologies, both appropriate financial instruments and thoughtful business models are necessary to promote and finance sustainable innovations.
  
*[[2nd Powering Agriculture Call for Innovation|Second Global Call for Innovation]]<br/>
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*<span class="link3">[[Financial Instruments and Financing for Sustainable Agrifood Systems|Financial Instruments and Financing]]</span>
*[[Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development|Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development]] (PAEGC)
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*<span class="link3">[[Business Models for Sustainable Agrifood Systems|Business Models]]</span>
*[[Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development initiative - Winners|PAEGC-Winners]]
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The linkages between water, energy and agriculture impact a multitude of cross-cutting issues, such as gender, health and land rights.
  
<h3> Energy within Agro-Processes </h3>
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*<span class="link3">[[Gender Aspects in Agriculture|Gender and Agriculture]]</span>
  
*Irrigation<br/>
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*[[Agricultural Processing|Processing]]<br/>
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[[file:blank icon.svg|30px|link=]]<span class="pag-header">'''Downloads and Links&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;'''</span>
*[[Cooling for Agriculture|Cooling]]<br/>
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All links for reports, case studies, innovations, tools and useful training material can be found here.
  
<h3> Economic Aspects of PoweringAg </h3>
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*<span class="link3">[[Climate-Smart Agrifood Systems: Publications|Publications]]</span>
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*<span class="link3">[[Climate-Smart Agrifood Systems: Links|Links]]</span>
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*<span class="link3">[[Climate-Smart Agrifood Systems: Tools & Software|Tools & Software]]</span>
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*[[Business Plan for Solar Processing of Tomatoes|Business Models]]
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*[[Financial Instruments & Support for Renewable Energy|Financing Instruments]]
 
  
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<h4> Latest Powering Agriculture Articles </h4>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">[https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-productive-uses-of-energy?utm_source=ZohoCRM+Contacts&utm_campaign=34141ee49c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_30_2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7c3f1e0b60-34141ee49c-326791533 Fact Sheet: Productive uses of energy]</span>
  
<h4> Latest Powering Agriculture Documents </h4>
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[[File:Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) - Technology, Economy, Impacts.pdf|80px|Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) - Technology, Economy, Impacts]]
  
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*[[Sustainable Energy for Food Symposium|Sustainable Energy for Food Symposium]] by GIZ and DIE, June 2014<br/>
 
*[[Mini-grid Policy Toolkit|Mini-grid Policy Toolkit]]
 
*[http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/ Rice Knowledge Bank]<br/>
 
*[[International Conference on Renewable Energy Development & Applications for a Sustainable Agriculture (RE & Agri)|Conference on Renewable Energy Development & Applications for a Sustainable Agriculture]], Dec 2014<br/>
 
*[[Annual Meeting 2014: Energy Geographies in International Perspective|EnergyGeographies in International Perspective]], 2014
 
  
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<h3> The Bigger Picture </h3>
 
 
 
*[http://agriwaterpedia.info/wiki/Water,_energy_and_food_nexus Nexus]<br/>
 
*<span dir="auto">[[Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Agrifood Business Cases|Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Agrifood Business Cases]]</span><br/>
 
*<span dir="auto"></span>[[Co-optimizing Solutions: Water and Energy for Food, Feed and Fiber|Co-optimizing Solutions: Water and Energy for Food, Feed and Fiber]]<br/>
 
*[http://agriwaterpedia.info/wiki/Main_Page Agricultural Water Management: Agriwaterpedia]
 
*Political and Economic Framework
 
*Financial Institutions
 
 
 
<h3> Relevant Webpages </h3>
 
 
 
*[http://poweringag.org/ Powering Agriculture]
 
*[[Portal:Productive Use|Portal on Productive Use]]
 
*[http://www.fao.org/climatechange/climatesmart/en/ FAO Climate-Smart Agriculture]
 
*[http://www.cgiar.org/our-research/cgiar-research-programs/cgiar-research-program-on-climate-change-agriculture-and-food-security-ccafs/ CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)]
 
*[http://www.igen-re.in/library.html Indo-German Energy Programme - Library]<br/>
 
 
 
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Welcome to the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Portal

The Water and Energy for Food aims to provide an overview of information related to clean energy technologies as well as increased energy efficiency to enhance agricultural production and value. Read more...

SustainableEnergy teal.svg Sustainable Energy for Food

Agriculture is both one of the main energy consuming sectors and one of the most affected sectors by the effects of climate change. Understanding the nexus between energy and food is essential to develop climate-smart solutions in the agricultural sector.

link3=Water Use in Agriculture

Around 70 percent of global freshwater withdrawals go into agriculture. Sustainable water management is pivotal in order to increase water use efficiency and ensure food and nutrition security.

link3=Application in Food and Agriculture

Sustainable energy can be applied in a large variety of agricultural activities, ensuring electricity supply in remote areas while increasing farmers’ incomes by saving costs on energy provision from traditional sources.

EnergySource blue.svg Energy Source for Food Production

Depending on the geographical location, some energy sources are more suitable for agricultural production and processing steps than others. Adapting to local conditions is essential to improve energy efficiency.

ValueChain blue.svgValue Chain

The implementation of sustainable energy can be found among all steps of different value chains. Depending on production requirements and local conditions, technical innovations can improve farmers’ livelihoods considerably.

EnergyEfficiency blue.svgEnergy Efficiency

The world’s first fuel is energy efficiency, key to protect natural resources and the climate. Identifying and solving efficiency gaps is crucial for sustainable development.

PoliciesRegulations blue.svgPolicies and Regulations

The adoption of clean energy solutions can improve considerably when governmental action and regulations provide clear incentives and complement market development.

Financingteal.svgFinancing and Business Models

As financing is usually the main barrier to gain access to innovative sustainable technologies, both appropriate financial instruments and thoughtful business models are necessary to promote and finance sustainable innovations.

Crosscutting icon.svgCross-cutting Issues

The linkages between water, energy and agriculture impact a multitude of cross-cutting issues, such as gender, health and land rights.

Blank icon.svgDownloads and Links             

All links for reports, case studies, innovations, tools and useful training material can be found here.

Contact the Team

we4f@giz.de

SPIS Newsletter

Sign up for the SPIS newsletter!

SPIS Toolbox

Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)

News of the Month

New tool to assess land suitability for irrigation using solar energy

Fact Sheet: Productive uses of energy

Latest Publications

Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) - Technology, Economy, Impacts

Events

Start a Discussion

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