Renewable energy to enhance food security across world
Abu Dhabi: Adoption of renewable energy will help ensure food security across the globe, apart from fighting the climate change, a top official of the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said here on Tuesday.
“Many developing countries lose 30 to 40 per cent of agricultural harvest due to lack of storage and processing facilities in rural areas,” said Adnan Z. Ameen, director-general of Irena on the sidelines of the 18th meeting of the agency’s Council, one of Irena’s two governing bodies.
He said renewable energy could power such facilities to avert such food waste.