{"id":182,"date":"2016-11-10T03:59:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/semba\/?p=182"},"modified":"2016-11-10T04:01:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T09:01:36","slug":"from-the-web-renewable-energy-can-improve-lives-of-agri-food-chain-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2016\/11\/10\/from-the-web-renewable-energy-can-improve-lives-of-agri-food-chain-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Web: Renewable Energy Can Improve Lives Of Agri-Food Chain Poor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irena.org\/DocumentDownloads\/Publications\/IRENA_Decentralised_solutions_for_agrifood_chain_2016.pdf\">study<\/a><\/strong> by the <strong>International Renewable Energy Agency<\/strong> (IRENA) describes the role renewable energy can have in elevating the livelihoods of the millions of rural poor, specifically in terms of the impact it can have on the billions of people employed in the agri-food chain. \u00a0In the study, the agency uses data from the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.self.org\">Solar Electric Light Fund<\/a> (SELF)<\/strong>, a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/business\/semba_advisory_board\">SEMBA Advisory Board<\/a><\/strong> member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SELF<\/strong> has pioneered the use of <strong>solar power<\/strong> for a wide range of applications including <strong>household lighting<\/strong>, <strong>water pumping<\/strong>, <strong>school electrification<\/strong>, <strong>drip irrigation<\/strong> and wireless <strong>Internet access<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/semba\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-10-at-12.55.05-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-11-10-at-12-55-05-am\" width=\"1176\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-10-at-12.55.05-AM.png 1176w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-10-at-12.55.05-AM-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-10-at-12.55.05-AM-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-10-at-12.55.05-AM-1024x713.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2016\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-11-10-at-12.55.05-AM-431x300.png 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Off-grid renewables can support productive activity at all stages of the agri-food chain, from irrigation to support food production, through post-harvest processes, including agro-processing and food preservation for storage and transport.<\/strong> Modern renewable technologies also allow sustainable food preparation and cooking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) describes the role renewable energy can have in elevating the livelihoods of the millions of rural poor, specifically in terms of the impact it can have on the billions of people employed in the agri-food chain. \u00a0In the study, the agency uses data from the &hellip; 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