Country / Year

Cambodia / 2018

Client

Royal University of Agriculture (IFAD funding)

Summary and Geres role

This consultancy was undertaken in connection with the S-RET (Scaling up of Renewable Energy Technology (RET) adoption in the agriculture and rural development sector) programme funded by IFAD in Cambodia.

Geres dealt with:

• analysis of Renewable Energy Technology (RET) solutions to boost the climate change resilience of the agricultural sector in Cambodia, especially aimed at small farmers;
  
• development of a comprehensive booklet introducing the potential economic and social impacts of five forms of RET: solar systems for water pumps, solar systems for hatcheries and henhouses, cooking energy (improved stoves, sustainable charcoal and charcoal briquettes) and briquettes made of agricultural residues;
  
• preparation of five technical datasheets to inform thinking on the conditions/stages necessary for wide-scale adoption.