Power for All webinar: Boosting East Africa’s agrifood systems through renewable energy

The upcoming webinar 'Empowering Smallholder Farmers: Boosting Agricultural Productivity Through Distributed Renewable Energy Policies to Attract Private Sector Investment', is the next feature in Power for All’s Agriculture Webinar series. This session will focus on how alignment on policy, regulation, and finance can expand distributed renewable energy (DRE) and practically benefit East Africa's agricultural sector. The session will see leading policymakers from Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia, discussing the vital policy and investment strategies needed to evolve food systems and mitigate their climate impact.

Representing over 80% of global farmers and producing nearly a third of the world’s food, smallholder farmers are vital to global food systems, especially in the Global South. The agricultural sector, heavily reliant on fossil fuels, accounts for over 30% of global emissions. Facing strained food systems and a major role in climate change, urgent action is needed to meet the expected 60% increase in food demand by 2050 and avert a major global crisis.

The Global South, contributing least to the food-climate crisis, faces its severest impacts. This disparity threatens food systems in sub-Saharan Africa, complicating efforts to satisfy the growing population's food needs.

The Webinar will feature key policymakers in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia, discussing how encouraging strategic renewable energy investments can transform agriculture into a catalyst for climate resilience.

Power for All's recent research reveals that transitioning just five key farming technologies to renewable energy for Africa's smallholder farmers can cut emissions by 10% and significantly elevate the continent's economy by $24.5 billion.

Panelists

• Hizkyas Dufera, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands, Govt. of Ethiopia
• Dan K Marangu, Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Govt. of Kenya
• Dominic Banaga Mucunguzi : Principal Engineer, Irrigation and Drainage, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Govt of Uganda

Session Moderated by Brian Kawuma, Powering Agriculture Director, Power for All