More support needed to power Africa’s food systems with renewables, experts say

As efforts to expand energy access across Africa grow, experts and policymakers have called this week for greater coordination and investment to power food production with renewables, arguing the sector has been treated separately from energy policy and therefore faces barriers in going green.

Hailemariam Desalegn, former prime minister of Ethiopia, said energy is critical across the food value chain - from irrigation and processing to cold storage and transport - and should therefore be considered a key pillar of st


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