Nigerian and Kenyan Farmers Can Be First Step to Making Rural Mini Grids More Profitable and Affordable

Nigerian and Kenyan Farmers Can Be First Step to Making Rural Mini Grids More Profitable and Affordable

Analysis - In Nigeria and Kenya, many small to medium farms and rural grain-milling businesses are not connected to the national electricity grid. They still use petrol or diesel generators for power. Energy, agriculture and development researchers Temilade Sesan, Lucy Baker and colleagues set out to discover how these agribusinesses could get electricity from renewable energy mini grids at a price that would make the mini grids commercially via…

Nigerian and Kenyan farmers can be first step to making rural mini grids more profitable and affordable

In Nigeria and Kenya, many small to medium farms and rural grain-milling businesses are not connected to the national electricity grid. They still use petrol or diesel generators for power. Energy, agriculture and development researchers Temilade Sesan, Lucy Baker and colleagues set out to discover how these agribusinesses could get electricity from renewable energy mini grids at a price that would make the mini grids commercially viable, afford…

Farmer-to-farmer approach offers solutions to improve the efficiency of agricultural extension services in Kenya

Agricultural extension services in Kenya play a crucial role in boosting farm productivity and helping farmers adopt best practices. They provide farmers with vital information, ultimately enabling them to optimize resource use and increase yields.  Despite their potential, agricultural extension services face various challenges, including understaffing, underfunding, limited access for those in remote areas, poor communication skills, and diver…