Capturing the productive use dividend: Valuing the synergies between rural electrification and smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.donorDepartment for International Development, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorGood Energiesen
cg.contributor.donorNational Postcode Lotteryen
cg.contributor.donorOxford Policy Managementen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierDawit Mekonnen: 0000-0003-3642-3497
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Productive uses of energy for irrigated agriculture in Ethiopia
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.identifier.urlhttps://rmi.org/insight/ethiopia-productive-use/en
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorBorgstein, Edwarden
dc.contributor.authorMekonnen, Dawit Kelemeworken
dc.contributor.authorWade, Kesteren
dc.contributor.authorAnchala, Chimdoen
dc.contributor.authorElisha, Francisen
dc.contributor.authorEshetu, Yiheyisen
dc.contributor.authorErnst, Kendallen
dc.contributor.authorSantana, Scarletten
dc.contributor.authorTeshome, Kebedeen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:15:38Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:15:38Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143623
dc.titleCapturing the productive use dividend: Valuing the synergies between rural electrification and smallholder agriculture in Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractThis report examines six agricultural production and processing opportunities for rural areas: horticulture irrigation, grain milling, injera baking, milk cooling, bread baking, and coffee washing. Collectively, these areas have the potential to produce US$4 billion in annual value using electric appliances by 2025. Supplying the appliances is itself a US$380 million investment opportunity. These six areas can also produce an additional US$22 million annual revenue stream for the utility by 2025, as the utility can sell more units of power with the same capital investment in rural areas. This revenue would help reduce the cost of providing power from both grid extension and minigrids. Realizing the economic and livelihood benefits of productive uses requires concerted national efforts linking agriculture and electrification. A national productive use program should address barriers and channel funding to the highest-need areas, helping to scale uptake rapidly. Immediate next steps are to study demand more closely, pilot several projects, and convene actors from different sectors to build a national vision and strategyen
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBorgstein, Edward; Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; and Wade, Kester. 2020. Capturing the productive use dividend: Valuing the synergies between rural electrification and smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia. Insight Brief April 2020. https://rmi.org/insight/ethiopia-productive-use/en
dcterms.isPartOfInsight Briefen
dcterms.issued2020-05-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherRocky Mountain Instituteen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7207en
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectbreadmakingen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjectelectrificationen
dcterms.subjectwateren
dcterms.subjectpumpingen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjecthorticultureen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectirrigationen
dcterms.subjectmilk coolersen
dcterms.subjectrural areasen
dcterms.subjectmillingen
dcterms.subjectenergyen
dcterms.typeBrief

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