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The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/126095 The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa Abelheim, Jonathan Blignaut, James Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership. Food security -- Agriculture -- South Africa Renewable energy sources -- Agriculture -- South Africa Financial security -- Agriculture -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Agriculture in South Africa is placed under increasing environmental, social, and financial pressure from drought and unreliable electricity supply. The potential for renewable energy to offset these disamenities is investigated by examining the issue from international, national, and local perspectives. First, the International Perspective examines the energy policy environments created by Germany, China, the USA, India, and Brazil by following their energy policy evolutions, uncovering the policy environments created that promote the use of renewable energy in the private sector through extensive institutional support. Next, in the National Perspective, South Africa's energy policy evolution, the possibilities for power sharing communities, small-scale embedded generation and South Africa's carbon market frameworks are dissected for policy incentives and institutional avenues through which the agri-indust1Y could potentially access the benefits associated with renewable energy. Finally, in the Local Perspective, the geographic, social, and financial feasibility of combining agriculture with renewable energy is tested using qualitative and quantitative data and gathered from a local fanning community, industry experts and local government. The overall results showed that while South Africa's policy frameworks supporting on-farm renewable energy producers are maturing, there is significant potential for renewable energy to increase energy, income, and food security at farm level in the Robertson, South Africa. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2022-11-21T08:28:23Z 2023-01-16T12:49:50Z 2022-11-21T08:28:23Z 2023-01-16T12:49:50Z 2022-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126095 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xx, 187 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Food security -- Agriculture -- South Africa Renewable energy sources -- Agriculture -- South Africa Financial security -- Agriculture -- South Africa UCTD Abelheim, Jonathan The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa |
| title | The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa |
| title_full | The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa |
| title_short | The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa |
| title_sort | potential of renewable energy to improve energy food and financial security at farm level in the langeberg local municipality south africa |
| topic | Food security -- Agriculture -- South Africa Renewable energy sources -- Agriculture -- South Africa Financial security -- Agriculture -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126095 |
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