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Husk Power Systems

Biomass and Solar PV Hybrid Minigrids for Off-Grid Farming Communities

Product Segment(s): Energy - Residential & Commercial Energy Production

Eenovators Limited

Building energy service company (ESCO) models to promote food security through water and energy management with the focus on youth empowerment

Product Segment(s): Energy - Farm Input, Energy - Farm Production & Mechanization, Energy - Aggregation, Storage, & Logistics, Water - Re-use / Efficiency, Energy - Agricutural Processing, Water - Irrigation, Financial Solution, Digital Solution

Energy 4 Impact

Innovative Solar Irrigation Technologies and Business Models

Product Segment(s): Energy - Farm Production & Mechanization, Water - Irrigation, Financial Solution

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April 14, 2021 in Innovator News

Gham Power: Journey to Inclusive Agricultural Technology, Powered by Creativity and Innovation

April 21st is World Creativity and Innovation Day, an occasion to reaffirm the importance of these principles and how we embrace ideas that provide new momentum for economic growth and innovative solutions. It is a…
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April 7, 2021 in Innovator News

Mobile Solar Food Processing Improves Fruit Value Chains in Kenya

Solar panels at the top of Miyonga's mobile factory Milling is a crucial step when processing agricultural products. In areas where electricity is not available, too unreliable, or expensive, mills…
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March 22, 2021 in Program News

Using Innovation to Address Climate Change-Related Water Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

World Water Day 2021 focuses on what water means to people. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), water is a vital - and finite - resource. Climate change…
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March 17, 2021 in Innovator News

Hydroponic Farming Benefitting Communities in Arid Northern Kenya

The hydroponic system at the institute. Communities in Northern Kenya face challenging conditions where water is scarce and climate change effects exacerbate such challenges. In October 2020, the Water and…
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March 15, 2021 in Program News

Lessons Learned for an Evolving Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Since the Securing Water for Food (SWFF) and Powering Agriculture (PAEGC) Grand Challenges launched in 2013, a lot has changed within the water-energy-food nexus; the need for climate-resilient farming has…
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March 12, 2021 in Program News

EU joins WE4F to scale up innovations in East Africa

The European Union (EU) has officially joined the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) international initiative as a new donor. WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal…
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Water is used for ag production, forestry, fishery, the agri-food supply chain, and to produce or transport energy. Energy is required to produce, transport and distribute food, as well as to extract, pump, lift, collect, transport, and treat water.

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