Energy

Green recovery in agrifood chains through sustainable energy interventions in Zambia

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Introduction	The project exploerd the potential of renewable energy interventions within the agrifood value chains of Zambia, with a specific focus on cereals, dairy, horticulture, tobacco, fisheries, and roots and tubers. It also evaluated the feasibility of various renewable energy interventions, such as solar irrigation, solar drying, solar milling, solar freezing, and e-mobility, including their impacts on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, investment, and productivity.
Country	Zambia
Start date	03/11/2021
End date	31/12/2023
Status	Closed
Recipient / Target Areas	Zambia
Project Code	TCP/ZAM/3804
Objective / Goal	To improve energy-use efficiency in selected agricultural value chains in Zambia, through the use of recommended green energy solutions.
Partners	Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MFL), Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA)
Beneficiaries	Producers, farmers, Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock and Green Economy and the Environment, University of Zambia, Cotton Association of Zambia, Biofuels Association of Zambia, Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation, Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation, Dairy Association of Zambia, Poultry Association of Zambia.
Activities	Identification of agriculture value chains, energy needs and agriculture and energy needs in Maheba refugee camp; three technical consultation meetings were held on the six agrifood value chains; Identification of possible renewable energy interventions; and assessment of renewable energy interventions for agrifood chains in Zambia and for the Maheba Camp.
Impact	Overall, the project contributed to SDG target 7.1 (“By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services”) and target 7.2 (“By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix) by generating evidence on the viability of different renewable energy technologies that could be adopted in agrifood value chains
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Related publications	Green recovery in agrifood chains through sustainable energy interventions 25/02/2025 This report delves into the potential of renewable energy interventions within the agrifood value chains of Zambia, with a specific focus on cereals, dairy, horticulture, tobacco, fisheries, and roots and tubers.