Clean Energy to Nourish a Continent: Unlocking Renewable Power for Africa’s Food Systems

By:
Partners in Food Solutions; SNV; GAIN
Date:
2026

This white paper examines energy use in Africa’s food-processing sector and highlights how high costs, inefficiencies, and reliance on diesel and biomass constrain productivity, food security, and nutrition. It shows that renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions can reduce costs, improve reliability, and deliver a “triple win” for nutrition, climate, and economic growth, with targeted recommendations for policy, finance, and private sector action.