An interdisciplinary ‘nexus’ approach is necessary to ensure that food, energy and climate are jointly addressed, trade-offs considered, and appropriate safeguards are put in place. These issues will not be addressed through a single initiative. Because of its importance, scope [...]

This report is based on a series of 15 international case studies conducted betweenSeptember and November 2008 under a joint initiative of FAO and the PISCES EnergyResearch Programme Consortium funded by DFID. The case studies focussed ondeveloping an improved understanding [...]

It is FAO’s view that increased access to energy sources in rural areas and the development of new bioenergy1 sources can contribute to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals relating to the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, improvements in [...]

Energy has a key role in economic and social development but there is a general lack of rural energy development policies that focus on agriculture. Agriculture has a dual role as an energy user and as an energy supplier in [...]