Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

Increasing access to modern electricity services in Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the main development challenges facing the world over the next two decades. The rural economies are overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture; in fact, agriculture and a...

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Main Authors:	Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh, Malik, Kabir, Tipping, Andrew, Besnard, Juliette, Nash, John
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDERS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION VALUE CHAIN ENERGY DEMAND IRRIGATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/561861491815768638/Double-dividend-power-and-agriculture-nexus-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26383

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spelling	okr-10986-263832021-05-25T09:53:36Z Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh Malik, Kabir Tipping, Andrew Besnard, Juliette Nash, John AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDERS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION VALUE CHAIN ENERGY DEMAND IRRIGATION Increasing access to modern electricity services in Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the main development challenges facing the world over the next two decades. The rural economies are overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture; in fact, agriculture and agribusiness comprise nearly half of Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). These enterprises require electricity to grow to their potential, while the expansion of rural energy services needs consumers with consistent power needs to serve as a reliable revenue source. Can agriculture and energy come together in Sub-Saharan Africa to offer a double dividend with benefits to enterprises, households, utilities, and private-sector service providers? This is the central question of this study. Combining agricultural load with other household and commercial power demand can increase the feasibility of extending the grid or creating opportunities for independent power producers and mini-grid operators. Drawing on a suite of case studies, this study offers insights on what it will take to operationalize the opportunities and address the challenges for power-agriculture integration in Africa. 2017-04-17T22:00:51Z 2017-04-17T22:00:51Z 2017 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/561861491815768638/Double-dividend-power-and-agriculture-nexus-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26383 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia Kenya Mali Tanzania Zambia
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spellingShingle	AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDERS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION VALUE CHAIN ENERGY DEMAND IRRIGATION Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh Malik, Kabir Tipping, Andrew Besnard, Juliette Nash, John Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
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description	Increasing access to modern electricity services in Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the main development challenges facing the world over the next two decades. The rural economies are overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture; in fact, agriculture and agribusiness comprise nearly half of Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). These enterprises require electricity to grow to their potential, while the expansion of rural energy services needs consumers with consistent power needs to serve as a reliable revenue source. Can agriculture and energy come together in Sub-Saharan Africa to offer a double dividend with benefits to enterprises, households, utilities, and private-sector service providers? This is the central question of this study. Combining agricultural load with other household and commercial power demand can increase the feasibility of extending the grid or creating opportunities for independent power producers and mini-grid operators. Drawing on a suite of case studies, this study offers insights on what it will take to operationalize the opportunities and address the challenges for power-agriculture integration in Africa.
format	Working Paper
author	Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh Malik, Kabir Tipping, Andrew Besnard, Juliette Nash, John
author_facet	Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh Malik, Kabir Tipping, Andrew Besnard, Juliette Nash, John
author_sort	Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh
title	Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort	double dividend : power and agriculture nexus in sub-saharan africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/561861491815768638/Double-dividend-power-and-agriculture-nexus-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26383
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Double Dividend : Power and Agriculture Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa

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