Energy

Projects

GBEP Bioenergy Week at FAO Headquarters
Global Bioenergy Partnership
01/06/2025

The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) focuses on fostering the sustainable development of bioenergy, establishing a harmonized methodology to measure...

Class in Zambia
GCP/GLO/1158/GER
FACE-NDC
01/03/2023

Funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the project contributes towards the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and hence achievement...

GCP /LIB/054/GCR
Integrating climate change, water, energy and food security strategies in Libya
10/09/2025

The project supports integrated Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) solutions in Libya. It reviews existing data, maps energy use in agriculture, and...

Farmer in Jordan
Lowering costs via efficiency gains of solar energy systems in Jordan
17/04/2025

The project, supported through FAO’s ELEVATE Incubator Programme, under the guidance of the Office of Innovation (OIN), focuses on enhancing solar energy...

TCP/UKR/4001
Support to development of Integrated Food-Energy System (IFES) solutions
01/04/2025

The project aims to support the enhancement of the resilience and sustainability of Ukraine’s agrifood sector through renewable energy solutions.

Trees in suburban area of Kampala, Uganda
Green Cities
01/02/2025

Supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the project aims to promote green urban development while addressing the growing challenges of...

solar panels on a field
Mesh Grid Systems for Innovative Rural Energy Communities (MIREC)
17/04/2024

Funded by the FAO ELEVATE Programme, MIREC aims to improve access to reliable and affordable energy to rural communities in Jamaica, using a mix of...

Vietnamese farmer in a field
AI4Biochar
04/04/2024

The project aims to provide Vietnam with an innovative decision-support tool to improve agricultural land-use planning and foster a sustainable biochar...

Woman cooking in front of open fire
Bioethanol for clean cooking in Africa and Asia
15/09/2023

Traditional use of biomass for cooking can have harmful effects on people’s health and wellbeing, and the environment, leading to increased emissions...

Tomatoes at the market. © FAO / Eduardo Soteras
FAO/EBRD Food Security Package SEMED – Improving market opportunities of domestic production
01/02/2023

The project aimed to enhance food security in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region by improving market opportunities for domestic products...

Biogas Tank.
UNFA/GLO/092/UND
Support Programme on Scaling up Climate Ambition on Land Use and Agriculture (SCALA-PSE) - The Gambia
01/01/2023

Biogas aligns with global efforts towards waste reduction and cleaner energy. In The Gambia, embracing biogas and improved waste segregation can address...

installing solar pump
TCP/ZAM/3804
Green recovery in agrifood chains through sustainable energy interventions in Zambia
03/11/2021

The project exploerd the potential of renewable energy interventions within the agrifood value chains of Zambia, with a specific focus on cereals, dairy,...

Woman collecting hazelnuts in Azerbaijan
UTF /AZE/016/AZE
Catalysing the efficiency and sustainability of Azerbaijan's hazelnut sector
01/01/2020

Azerbaijan’s agriculture sector is vital to the economy and hazelnuts represent a valuable product. The project evaluated the potential to produce sustainable...

wheat field
GCP /UZB/011/GFF
Food system, land use and restoration impact program (FOLUR)
20/08/2020

The agricultural is an important sector of the economy for Uzbekistan as it employ over 26 percent of the total working population. The project aimed...

Farmer in banana field
TCP/RWA/3704
Bioenergy and Food Security Assessment and capacity building for Rwanda
11/02/2019

Rwanda, like many other developing countries, is working on identifying sustainable energy solutions to ensure access to energy. Bioenergy is one possible...

drone shots in Seychelles
TCP/SEY/3702 (18/IX/SEY/221)
Sustainable Bioenergy Assessment (BEFS) and capacity building in Seychelles
01/02/2019

Seychelles heavily depends on imported fossil fuels for its energy needs. To develop the sustainable bioenergy strategy, the project assessed possible...

two staff in forrest
TCP/ZAM/3701
Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) assessment and capacity building for Zambia
01/08/2018

In the search for alternatives to fossil fuel-based energy, FAO has been supporting the Zambian Government in developing and integrating sustainable...

A sugarcane plantation
Building capacity in Paraguay and Viet Nam
10/04/2016

The GBEP indicators were implemented in Paraguay and Viet Nam under the project “Building Capacity for enhancing bioenergy sustainability through the...