Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development

Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development is sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). A partnership between USAID, the Swedish Government, and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to support innovative solutions that integrate clean energy into agricultural value chains in developing countries.

Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development | Department of Economic and Social Affairs Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development The Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development initiative seeks to identify and support new and sustainable approaches to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy solutions for increasing agriculture productivity and/or value in developing countries.

Implementation of the Project/Activity The Founding Partners of Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development have committed resources to finance grants, technical assistance, market partnership facilitation, and guarantees to support the increased use of clean energy technology throughout the energy-ag-water-food nexus.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Duke Energy, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services Proportion of population with access to electricity Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita) Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added, based on (a) international classification and (b) national classifications Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities CO 2 emission per unit of value added Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020 Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate Employed persons in the tourism industries Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all ( a ) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and ( b ) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.

7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0. 15 to 0. 20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.

20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI) Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed Total amount of funding for developing and developed countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology Proportion of individuals using the Internet Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation Dollar value of official development assistance committed to developing countries Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda Worldwide weighted tariff-average Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020 Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts Statistical capacity indicators Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries Proportion of countries that ( a ) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and ( b ) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning Number of countries with reports under the Paris Agreement, as submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Total greenhouse gas emissions per year Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in ( a ) national education policies; ( b ) curricula; ( c ) teacher education; and ( d ) student assessment Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025 Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with reports under the Paris Agreement, as submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change New clean energy technologies for agriculture developement Access to financing for clean energy for agriculture increased Use of clean energy by farms and agribusinesses increased No progress reports have been submitted.

This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria. 12 November 2021 (start date) 01 January 1970 (date of completion) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Ryan Shelby , Senior Energy Engineering Advisor