The potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorBlignaut, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAbelheim, Jonathanen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-21T08:28:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-16T12:49:50Z
dc.date.available2022-11-21T08:28:23Z
dc.date.available2023-01-16T12:49:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.descriptionThesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH 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.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extentxx, 187 pages : illustrations, includes annexures
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126095
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectFood security -- Agriculture -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectRenewable energy sources -- Agriculture -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectFinancial security -- Agriculture -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleThe potential of renewable energy to improve energy, food, and financial security at farm level in the Langeberg Local Municipality, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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