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Bursting With Energy—Nakuru Agricultural Show - agriculture – Smart Villages
Kenyan farmers have been travelling to the Nakuru National Agricultural Show every year since 1920. These days you need to arrive early if you want to avoid the lengthy queues to purchase an entry...
View ArticleDecember webinar: Growing smart villages: Energy & agriculture for...
70% of the world’s poor live in rural areas. Many of them rely on agriculture for their incomes. Equally, many of them lack access to energy. But what if they can access energy – and apply it to their...
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Digital Green: How videos are transforming farming in India and across Africa...
Interview with Rikin Gandhi CEO, Digital Green Location: Across Asia & sub-Saharan Africa “Ultimately, lasting impact takes place by changing the story of how farmers see themselves, and helping...
View ArticleWoman farmer: Land ownership in Africa “the preserve of men” - agriculture –...
On the surface, the facts are startling. According to Farming First, a coalition of farmers, engineers, scientists and industry, women[lightbox...
View ArticleMobile phones increase farmer resilience - agriculture – Smart Villages
A recent article from Uganda reveals that one of the biggest questions facing rural communities around the world is how to build resilience to the increased uncertainty brought about by climate change....
View ArticleGrowing power: Exploring energy needs in smallholder agriculture
There is a growing interest in how to deliver energy services to people on a low income, not just for household use but to earn a living: the so-called ‘productive uses’ of energy. One sector that...
View Article[:en]BR19: The water-energy-food nexus in West Africa[:fr]BR19:...
[:en]Water, energy, and food are the building blocks of life. Access to these resources is necessary for poverty alleviation and sustainable development. There is increasing realisation that these...
View ArticleWR25: The water, energy, and food nexus: Lessons from West Africa
Agricultural activities account for 70% of global water usage. Food production and the associated supply chain account for about 30% of total global energy consumed. While there is an awareness of the...
View Article[:en]BR20: Findings from the workshop on energy and agriculture for smart...
[:en]Agriculture continues to be central to the lives and economies of rural communities in India. Many of those communities have little or no access to modern energy services. These realities...
View ArticleWR26: Energy and agriculture for smart villages in India
This report summarises the presentations and discussion at a workshop held at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Telangana, India from 21 to 23...
View ArticleProgramme and Presentions – Energy and Agriculture for Smart Villages in...
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View ArticleTR7: Energy and agriculture for smart villages in India
The concept of the “smart village”, as developed by the Smart Villages Initiative, is that modern energy access acts as a catalyst for development—education, health, food security, productive...
View ArticleTR15: Can Smart Villages help to stem biodiversity loss?
Biodiversity is important at various levels, including the economic, social and environmental. It is critically important for rural communities through the provision of ecosystem services, including...
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