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Agriculture continues to represent a critical source of foreign exchange and job creation throughout the Global South. The future growth and development of the sector depend on farmers, processors and traders finding innovative ways to produce more and better-quality products or to reduce costs, without harming the natural resource base. Renewable energy — in particular, […]

Recently, the Innovate for Clean Powered Agro Technologies (INFoCAT) project held two events in Ghana and Senegal, to showcase and pilot clean technology solutions that have been developed by young Agritech Innovators. Each new technology was developed to address challenges faced by smallholder women farmers and agro-processors. The piloting programme was to show the creativity […]

In the heart of the Bolivian tropics, fish farming has become a key activity for diversifying livelihoods in rural communities. In these communities, women play an active role in family-based production, integrating fish farming tasks into their daily routines. Yet their contributions often go unrecognised. This reality intersects with structural challenges linked to climate change, […]

As global challenges in clean energy adoption intensify, a compelling conversation unfolded during a virtual panel event, “Powering Change: Women, Youth, and the Clean Energy Revolution,” bringing to the forefront the urgent need to prioritise gender and youth inclusion in the clean energy transition. This event was hosted as an official side event for the […]

Energy access should open opportunities at both ends of the energy equation for it to fulfil its transformative potential This article was written by Erin Tansey and Flaubert Mbiekop from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). It draws on insights from IDRC’s funded Clean Energy for Development: A Call to Action (CEDCA) initiative. The initiative […]

This article was reposted from andeglobal.org. Improving Outcomes for Women-led Clean Energy Enterprises Through Applied Research is one of 12 research projects which make up The Clean Energy for Development: A Call to Action (CEDCA) initiative.   Despite making up 39 percent of the global workforce, female participation in the energy sector remains dismal, with […]