A new study has described 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. Released over the weekend at the International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition, the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) first interactive digital publication, Renewable Energy Benefits: Decentralised Solutions in the Agri-food Chain, analyzed the impact…
Renewable energy can improve lives of agri-food chain poor
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