Appendix 1.18: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations*

Luetzow, Manfred

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“…Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a well-recommended approach for analyzing a product or a system of environmental impacts such as crop and animal products, and practical evidence was reported by [45,46]. The aim of their study was to study the energy requirement for the mentioned product from up to the farm gate.…”

Section: Estimation Of Solar Energy Requirement For Agricultural Pracmentioning

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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Solar Energy Potential for Domestic and Agricultural Utilization to Diminish Poverty in Jubek State, South Sudan, Africa

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The study aimed to generate informative data on solar radiation in order to establish sustainable solar energy that will support domestic needs and agricultural production and processing industries in Jubek State, South Sudan. Solar radiation intensity, timely data variation, site landscape, and environment were considered. Input data used was remotely sensed data, digital elevation model, land used land cover (LULC) processed with Aeronautical Reconnaissance Coverage Geographic Information System (ArcGIS). The spatio-temporal distribution analysis results show that (62%) 11,356.7 km2 of the study area is suitable for solar energy farm with an annual potential of about 6.05 × 109 GWh/year out of which only 69.0158 GW h/year is required to meet the local demand of 492,970 people residing in the study area, i.e., 0.11% (1249.2 km2) of Jubek State. Solar energy required for producing and processing 1 ton of different crop ranges between 58.39 × 10−6 and 1477.9 × 10−6 GWh and area size between 10.7 and 306.3 km2, whereas 1 ton of animal production requires solar energy ranging between 750.1 × 10−6 and 8334 × 10−6 GWh and area of about 137.8 to 1531.5 km2. These findings will assist in the establishment of agro-processing industries which will eventually lead to poverty reduction through job creation and improvement of food quantity and quality. The simple approach applied in this study is unique, especially for the study area, thus it can be applied to some other locations following the same steps.

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Section: Estimation Of Solar Energy Requirement For Agricultural Pracmentioning

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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Solar Energy Potential for Domestic and Agricultural Utilization to Diminish Poverty in Jubek State, South Sudan, Africa

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Estimation of Small Onshore Wind Power Development for Poverty Reduction in Jubek State, South Sudan, Africa

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Energy security is one of the challenging issues hindering developmental progress in developing countries. Wind power as a renewable energy source can play a significant role in poverty reduction if adequate information is provided. In this study, multi-approach technics were applied for a better understanding of the wind energy potential in Jubek State, South Sudan. Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing, and mathematical equations were applied in identifying suitable locations, potential power per unit area, wind farm layout, design of appropriate turbine size, and utilization of wind energy in both agricultural and domestic sectors. Wind speed, land use land cover, and digital elevation maps of the study area were processed in ArcGIS, MATLAB (Weibull distribution), and Minitab software. The results show that 17,331.4 km 2 (94.64%) of the study area is appropriate for wind power generation, with wind density of about 3.65 W/m 2 and installation capacity about 19,757.79 MW, resulting in an annual energy production of about 7269.29 GWh. With the proposed wind turbine, one ton of various crops and animal products require 1-4 and 2-20 turbines, respectively. Therefore, the step-by-step procedures followed in this study will contribute to poverty reduction through improving agricultural productivity and food quality.Sustainability 2020, 12, 1483 2 of 22 indicated that 3% (9 EJ) of the global energy was spent on agriculture, and up to 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. It was generally observed that agricultural yield improvements result in positive energy ratios; this can be justified by the gained in using fossil energy as an input for agricultural activities-the harvested crops contain more energy than the energy consumed in crop production [5].A study was conducted by Cranfield University in the UK in order to review energy requirements for agricultural production from the field to the farm gate. They used the life cycle analysis (LCA) approach, which is a recommended method for estimating the cradle to grave, a product or process of environmental impacts. Selected materials were field crops (maize, wheat, sugarcane, beans, oilseed rape, and potatoes) and three animal products in the form of meat (lamb, poultry, beef, and pork), eggs, and milk [6][7][8]. Besides this, [9] reported a detailed work on the transport cost from farm to plate or distance from the production area to consumption zone. Such work is essential for understanding wasted energy and efficiency at an extent which is beyond the farm boundaries.In the LCA, in order to capture all embodied energies, it is necessary to consider all inputs used in the production of a given product. Therefore, the authors included energy used in fertilizer, buildings, machinery, and pesticides together with diesel and other forms of fuel as direct energy. For estimating inputs for animal production, they included energy for producing feed crops. Breeding overhead was also included in their work. Therefore, the final values presented in Table 1...

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Appendix 1.18: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations*

Cited by 2 publications

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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Solar Energy Potential for Domestic and Agricultural Utilization to Diminish Poverty in Jubek State, South Sudan, Africa

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Solar Energy Potential for Domestic and Agricultural Utilization to Diminish Poverty in Jubek State, South Sudan, Africa

Estimation of Small Onshore Wind Power Development for Poverty Reduction in Jubek State, South Sudan, Africa

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