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Agri-processing

MAPPING OF CEREALS, FISHERIES AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE USE BUSINESSES FOR VILLAGE MINI-GRIDS

This report provides an in-depth mapping and analysis of the five most important agricultural and fishing value chains in 15 African countries and an overview of other relevant value chains.

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www.energy4impact.org…

Knowledge Hub

PRODUCTIVE USE OF ENERGY IN AFRICAN MICRO-GRIDS: TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS

The report is a resource to understand the technical and business model challenges related to PUE in smaller micro-grids. It examines best practices for promoting PUE and the business models used by developers. The report focuses on small agricultural processing, and small industrial and commercial loads.

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www.energy4impact.org…

Farming

Fact Sheet: Decentralized Renewables: Boosting Agriculture and Improving Nutrition

Facts in how decentralized renewables help subsistence and low-income farmers to increase outputs, create savings and allow for increased income for spending on more nutritious food.

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www.powerforall.org…

Farming

Double Dividend: Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Drawing on a suite of case studies, this study offers insights on what it will take to operationalize the opportunities and address the challenges for power-agriculture integration in Africa.

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www.esmap.org…

Farming

Promoting Agriculture Competitiveness Through Solar Energy

Improvements in infrastructure, access to technology and markets are all key to increasing competitiveness of agriculture in West Africa. Sustainable energy solutions can contribute to these needs throughout the life of the crop: from irrigation to processing for final consumption. Electricity demand from agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to double between 2015 and 2030

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www.ecreee.org…

Knowledge Hub

PRODUCTIVE USE OF ENERGY IN AFRICAN MICRO-GRIDS:TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS

This report is a resource that entrepreneurs and developers can use to understand the technical and business model challenges related to PUE in smaller micro-grids. It examines best practices for promoting PUE and the business models used by developers. The report focuses on small agricultural processing, and small industrial and commercial loads.

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www.energy4impact.org…

Farming

Lighting Global: Productive Use Leveraging Solar Energy (PULSE) Study Highlights

This is a study conducted towards end of 2018 by Dalberg & Lighting Global who researched on the productive use space, with a focus on agriculture

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cleanenergysolutions.org…

Appliances

The Market Opportunity for Productive Use Leveraging Solar Energy (PULSE) in Sub-Saharan Africa

This report provides an overview of the market for PULSE micro-applications, which can be powered by standalone solar systems of one kilowatt or less.

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www.lightingglobal.org…

Financial

Piloting a new approach to agricultural credit for productive use assets

Project Madaraka, a business unit at Amiran Kenya has the objective to develop a new approach to providing credit to farmers to purchase productive use agricultural assets in Kenya. This report details the key lessons that the Madaraka team have learned from approximately 50 credit sales, including both small growing farmers and SME agribusinesses.

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shellfoundation.org…