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Lilia Maximova: /* Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - An Interactive Guide for Development Professionals */

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Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - An Interactive Guide for Development Professionals

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Lilia Maximova: /* Publications & Tools */

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Ranisha: /* Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution */

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Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution

Ranisha: /* Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution */

2020-10-19T10:17:59Z

Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution

Ranisha: /* Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution */

2020-10-19T08:57:52Z

Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution

Ranisha: /* Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers */

2020-10-19T08:49:34Z

Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers

Ranisha at 08:58, 19 August 2020

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 In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition. '''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>''' <br/>
-Entrepreneurial Ecosystems help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses – contributing to strengthening ecosystems is therefore key for development practitioners, policy makers and other ecosystem players. Recently, there has been a general move towards ‘entrepreneurial ecosystems’ as a conceptual framework for entrepreneurship promotion programmes, and in line with this concept, GIZ has developed a [https://mia.giz.de/esearcha/browse.tt.html Guide on Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems].<br/>
+== <span style="color: rgb(0, 163, 173);">Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - An Interactive Guide for Development Professionals</span><br/> ==
 <br/>This interactive Guide gives development professionals the necessary theoretical background, concepts, approaches and practical tools to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems in developing countries. It is intended to be used as a reference after the professionals have completed their analytical ‘mapping’ of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Guide is supported by examples from GIZ and other programmes, all of which are intended to provide an in-depth understanding of how professionals approach various challenges in different regions and contexts – and since numerous sources of information on how to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems exist, each section of the document provides links to many of these useful sources and to opportunities for personal involvement.<br/>
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 This policy brief by Power for All highlights three policy recommendation for boosting Africa's next green revolution. It also includes a case study from Uganda on how to mobilize the next green revolution.
-In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition. '''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>'''
+In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition. '''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>''' <br/>
-<span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);">Entrepreneurial Ecosystems help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses – contributing to strengthening ecosystems is therefore key for development practitioners, policy makers and other ecosystem players. Recently, there has been a general move towards ‘entrepreneurial ecosystems’ as a conceptual framework for entrepreneurship promotion programmes, and in line with this concept, GIZ&nbsp;has developed <span style="color: rgb(3, 3, 3); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);">the [https://mia.giz.de/esearcha/browse.tt.html Guide on Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems].</span></span>
+== <span style="color: rgb(0, 163, 173);">Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - An Interactive Guide for Development Professionals<br/></span> ==
-This interactive Guide gives development professionals the necessary theoretical background, concepts, approaches and practical tools to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems in developing countries. It is intended to be used as a reference after the professionals have completed their analytical ‘mapping’ of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Guide is supported by examples from GIZ and other programmes, all of which are intended to provide an in-depth understanding of how professionals approach various challenges in different regions and contexts – and since numerous sources of information on how to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems exist, each section of the document provides links to many of these useful sources and to opportunities for personal involvement.<br/>
+Entrepreneurial Ecosystems help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses – contributing to strengthening ecosystems is therefore key for development practitioners, policy makers and other ecosystem players. Recently, there has been a general move towards ‘entrepreneurial ecosystems’ as a conceptual framework for entrepreneurship promotion programmes, and in line with this concept, GIZ has developed a [https://mia.giz.de/esearcha/browse.tt.html Guide on Strengthening Entrepreneurial Ecosystems].<br/>
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 This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers|Read more...]]</span>'''
 == <span style="color:#00A3AD">Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution</span> ==
 This policy brief by Power for All highlights three policy recommendation for boosting Africa's next green revolution. It also includes a case study from Uganda on how to mobilize the next green revolution.
 In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition. '''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>'''
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 This policy brief by Power for All highlights three policy recommendation for boosting Africa's next green revolution. It also includes a case study from Uganda on how to mobilize the next green revolution.
-In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition.'''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>'''
+In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition. '''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>'''
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 == <span style="color:#00A3AD">Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution</span> ==
-This policy brief by Power for All, highlights three policy recommendation for boosting Africa's next green revolution and includes a case study from Uganda on how to mobilize the next green revolution.
+This policy brief by Power for All highlights three policy recommendation for boosting Africa's next green revolution. It also includes a case study from Uganda on how to mobilize the next green revolution.
 In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition.'''<span class="link3">[https://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>'''
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	This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers\|Read more...]]</span>'''		This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers\|Read more...]]</span>'''

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		+	== <span style="color:#00A3AD">Powering Agriculture: Unlocking Africa's Next Green Revolution</span> ==
		+	This policy brief by Power for All, highlights three policy recommendation for boosting Africa's next green revolution and includes a case study from Uganda on how to mobilize the next green revolution.
		+	In Africa, agriculture accounts for over 32% of the continent's GDP, providing employment to over 65% of the labor force. However, Africa has one of the lowest agricultural productivity per capita in the world.This is mainly due to lack of investments available to the smallholder farmers level. The agricultural practices is also mainly rainfed and is further impacted by weather conditions caused by climate change such as erratic rainfall and desertification. Thus,access to energy is key for increasing agricultural productivity in Africa. However, to support smallholder farmers, access to energy must be complemented with increase access to micro and commercial finance to farmers and reform the existing cooperative structures to organize and aggregate farmers for price setting and processing for value addition.'''<span class="link3">[Phttps://media.africaportal.org/documents/Policy_Briefing_207_shirley.pdf Read more...]</span>'''
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 This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers|Read more...]]</span>'''
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 On the other hand, an economic incentive-based approach argues that the role of regulations is to create conditions for efficient functioning of markets. The main tools here are tax reductions, grants, subsidies and transfers as well as soft loans.<br/>
-Transition to cleaner and more efficient energy sources can also be realized by following the '''[[From_the_'Energy_Ladder'_to_'Fuel_Stacking'|energy ladder approach]]'''. The concept sees energy choice as a linear step by step process, which depends on the users’ income and which allows the abandonment of less efficient and cheap traditional sources such as wood, shifting to intermediate energy inputs from charcoal, to finally adopt modern, safer and more efficient energy sources such as electricity.<br/>
+<span class="link3">Transition to cleaner and more efficient energy sources can also be realized by following the '''[[From_the_'Energy_Ladder'_to_'Fuel_Stacking'|energy ladder approach]]'''. The concept sees energy choice as a linear step by step process, which depends on the users’ income and which allows the abandonment of less efficient and cheap traditional sources such as wood, shifting to intermediate energy inputs from charcoal, to finally adopt modern, safer and more efficient energy sources such as electricity.<br/>
 Another possibility for energetic transition is the socio-economic circumstance-dependent '''energy stacking'''. This option states that there is no unique and monotonic energy transition process, as energy consumers use multiple energy sources and their choice is dictated by a multitude of socio-economic and cultural preferences.<br/>
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 '''Soft loans '''are credits with below market interest charges. This instrument is used by several governments and international donor organizations to promote renewable energies. However, they often only cover capital investment costs.<br/>
-Choosing a particular tool in a specific country depends on the socio-economic environment, the stage of development of renewable energies and on the political framework. '''<span class="link3">[[Comparison of various Policy Tools for Promoting Renewable Energies|Read more…]]</span>'''<br/>
+<span class="link3">Choosing a particular tool in a specific country depends on the socio-economic environment, the stage of development of renewable energies and on the political framework. '''<span class="link3">[[Comparison of various Policy Tools for Promoting Renewable Energies|Read more…]]</span>'''<br/>
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 This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers|Read more...]]</span>'''
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 On the other hand, an economic incentive-based approach argues that the role of regulations is to create conditions for efficient functioning of markets. The main tools here are tax reductions, grants, subsidies and transfers as well as soft loans.<br/>
-Transition to cleaner and more efficient energy sources can also be realized by following the '''energy ladder approach'''. The concept sees energy choice as a linear step by step process, which depends on the users’ income and which allows the abandonment of less efficient and cheap traditional sources such as wood, shifting to intermediate energy inputs from charcoal, to finally adopt modern, safer and more efficient energy sources such as electricity.<br/>
+Transition to cleaner and more efficient energy sources can also be realized by following the '''[[From_the_'Energy_Ladder'_to_'Fuel_Stacking'|energy ladder approach]]'''. The concept sees energy choice as a linear step by step process, which depends on the users’ income and which allows the abandonment of less efficient and cheap traditional sources such as wood, shifting to intermediate energy inputs from charcoal, to finally adopt modern, safer and more efficient energy sources such as electricity.<br/>
 Another possibility for energetic transition is the socio-economic circumstance-dependent '''energy stacking'''. This option states that there is no unique and monotonic energy transition process, as energy consumers use multiple energy sources and their choice is dictated by a multitude of socio-economic and cultural preferences.<br/>
-A fifth option, the '''energy leapfrogging''', has gained increasing policy attention, and refers to a process of energy transition that involves a bypass of the conventional energy to more efficient, safe and environmentally friendly energy technologies. Here, emerging economies have the opportunity to borrow the advanced energy technologies from industrialized countries without the need to go through more pollutant energy sources. Energy technology leapfrogging appears to be especially challenging due to the simultaneously needed institutional leapfrogging and is often limited by lack of technological capabilities. Therefore, energy transition has been constrained in the Global South by interplay of various socio-economic factors, risk-averse behaviour, and lack of institutional and technical capabilities. [[Policies and Regulations for the Energy-Agriculture Nexus|Read more…]]<br/>
+A fifth option, the '''energy leapfrogging''', has gained increasing policy attention, and refers to a process of energy transition that involves a bypass of the conventional energy to more efficient, safe and environmentally friendly energy technologies. Here, emerging economies have the opportunity to borrow the advanced energy technologies from industrialized countries without the need to go through more pollutant energy sources. Energy technology leapfrogging appears to be especially challenging due to the simultaneously needed institutional leapfrogging and is often limited by lack of technological capabilities. Therefore, energy transition has been constrained in the Global South by interplay of various socio-economic factors, risk-averse behaviour, and lack of institutional and technical capabilities. '''<span class="link3">[[Policies and Regulations for the Energy-Agriculture Nexus|Read more…]]</span>'''<br/>
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 '''Soft loans '''are credits with below market interest charges. This instrument is used by several governments and international donor organizations to promote renewable energies. However, they often only cover capital investment costs.<br/>
-Choosing a particular tool in a specific country depends on the socio-economic environment, the stage of development of renewable energies and on the political framework. [[Comparison of various Policy Tools for Promoting Renewable Energies|Read more…]]<br/>
+Choosing a particular tool in a specific country depends on the socio-economic environment, the stage of development of renewable energies and on the political framework. '''<span class="link3">[[Comparison of various Policy Tools for Promoting Renewable Energies|Read more…]]</span>'''<br/>
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 == <span style="color:#00A3AD">Bioenergy Decision Support Tool</span><br/> ==
-Developed by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Bioenergy Decision Support Tool (DST) provides stepwise guidance to decision makers in governments to adopt sustainable bioenergy policies and strategies, and to assess investment proposals. The tool compilation includes chapters on the'''Techno-Economic Background''', on '''Designing a Strategy''', '''Implementation '''and '''Operation''', '''Project Screening''', '''Land Resource Management''', on '''People and Processes''', on the '''Deployment '''and '''Good Practices''', and on the '''Evaluation of Impacts'''. It introduces important aspects of bioenergy such as developing the supporting policy framework, linking the strategy to existing/potential programs and organizing the set-up in order to successfully interact with technical, financial and administrative stakeholders. [[Bioenergy Decision Support Tool|Read more…]]<br/>
+Developed by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Bioenergy Decision Support Tool (DST) provides stepwise guidance to decision makers in governments to adopt sustainable bioenergy policies and strategies, and to assess investment proposals. The tool compilation includes chapters on the'''Techno-Economic Background''', on '''Designing a Strategy''', '''Implementation '''and '''Operation''', '''Project Screening''', '''Land Resource Management''', on '''People and Processes''', on the '''Deployment '''and '''Good Practices''', and on the '''Evaluation of Impacts'''. It introduces important aspects of bioenergy such as developing the supporting policy framework, linking the strategy to existing/potential programs and organizing the set-up in order to successfully interact with technical, financial and administrative stakeholders. '''<span class="link3">[[Bioenergy Decision Support Tool|Read more…]]</span>'''<br/>
 == <span style="color:#00A3AD">Energized: Policy innovations to power the transformation of Africa’s agriculture and food system</span> ==
-This publication provides an overview of the state of energy use within Africa’s agriculture sector followed by the existing continental and global policy frameworks. Six indepth case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia provideshighlights the institutional and policy innovation as well as programmatic interventions in these countries. It then provides key lessons and recomendations for the African Government and the private sector. [[Publication - Energized: Policy innovations to power the transformation of Africa’s agriculture and food system|Read more...]]
+This publication provides an overview of the state of energy use within Africa’s agriculture sector followed by the existing continental and global policy frameworks. Six indepth case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia provideshighlights the institutional and policy innovation as well as programmatic interventions in these countries. It then provides key lessons and recomendations for the African Government and the private sector. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Energized: Policy innovations to power the transformation of Africa’s agriculture and food system|Read more...]]</span>'''
 == <span style="color:#00A3AD">Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers</span> ==
-This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. [[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers|Read more...]]
+This publication by the Powering Agriculture is designed to empower entrepreneurs and advocacy associations involved in clean energy-based water pumping, cold storage and agricultural processing to start or continue a dialogue with policymakers and major donors to develop policies and programs that enable the sector to grow and deliver transformative services to communities. It is based on 30 interviews and an in-person policy dialogue that convened businesses and other stakeholders, the guide presents key policy and regulatory issues in four topic areas: 1) promoting ease of business operations, 2) stimulating market growth, 3) recognizing and rewarding quality, and 4) strengthening private sector-government partnerships. '''<span class="link3">[[Publication - Navigating Policy and Regulation in the Clean Energy-Agriculture Nexus: A Guide for Companies to Engage Policymakers|Read more...]]</span>'''
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