Abstract
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development suggests that all countries both developed and developing strive to attain the seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs). Some items on the SDGs like implementation of renewable energy technologies to electrify regions disconnected from power grids are targeted to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger while ensuring environmental sustainability. Hence, the role of integrated renewable energy in improving the productivity and environmental sustainability of the agricultural sector cannot be overemphasized. This paper presents a brief survey of the application of renewable energy resources technologies in the agricultural sector. Keywords: Sustainable agriculture; Water-food-energy nexus; Renewable energy; Techno-economic.JEL Classifications: Q2, Q4DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.7775
Highlights
Energy is vital to human existence as it is required to meet various basic human needs ranging from food production to economic development (Oyedepo, 2012a; 2012b)
The use of renewable energy technology with appropriate management techniques can relieve the burden on the grid, reduce energy and water requirements in the agricultural sector and the cost expended on irrigation
The energy demands in the agricultural sector are multifarious and include inputs, such as and fertilizers; water pumping; irrigation; machinery; and labor essential to the production processes (Wiedmann, 2009)
Summary
Energy is vital to human existence as it is required to meet various basic human needs ranging from food production to economic development (Oyedepo, 2012a; 2012b). Collective and integrated efforts must be explored in solving what has been regarded as a set of complex and interrelated multidisciplinary problems identified as threats to human civilization and existence Majority of these challenges are associated with energy, water, and food production, in developing countries. A major sector that could feel the effect of the electricity price hike in years to come is the agricultural sector due to its energy demand for irrigation and other farming related activities. Research into the role of renewable energy within the water, energy and food nexus as well as the quantitative and qualitative knowledge on the impact of expanding renewables on these sectors remains discrete and narrow (Bazilian et al, 2011) One of such opportunities is the adoption of renewables for farmland and grassland irrigation. The use of renewable energy technology with appropriate management techniques can relieve the burden on the grid, reduce energy and water requirements in the agricultural sector and the cost expended on irrigation
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