REAL - Burkina Faso : 2022-2025 PUE Pilot contribution - Productive use of renewable energy: 2022-2025 pilot contribution REAL - Burkina Faso: 2022-2025 PUE Pilot contribution The objectives of the program REAL-BF address real needs of producers and actors in agricultural value chains supported by Sweden through contributions being implemented. The overall Objective of this programme is to improve the income generation opportunities for small-holder farmers in Burkina Faso through increased adoption of productive use of solar energy. To this extend the contribution should achieve the specifics objective that are : To bridge the knowledge gap on productive use of solar energy for small-holder farmers, farmer groups and aggregators in Burkina Faso; To demonstrate the user demand for productive use of solar energy to technology providers; To collaborate with existing market actors, including Sida funded programmes, in providing linkages to financing of PUE assets and route to market for agricultural produce; To develop an online portal where the knowledge generated can be shared with all relevant stakeholders. Målen för programmet REAL-BF är inriktade på de verkliga behoven hos producenter och aktörer i jordbrukets värdekedjor som stöds av Sverige genom de bidrag som nu genomförs. Programmets övergripande mål är att förbättra möjligheterna till inkomstgenerering för småbrukare i Burkina Faso genom ökad användning av produktiv användning av solenergi. Bidraget bör därför uppnå följande specifika mål: Att överbrygga kunskapsklyftan om produktiv användning av solenergi för småjordbrukare, jordbrukargrupper och aggregerare i Burkina Faso; att visa teknikleverantörerna användarnas efterfrågan på produktiv användning av solenergi; att samarbeta med befintliga marknadsaktörer, inklusive Sida-finansierade program, för att tillhandahålla kopplingar till finansiering av PUE-tillgångar och en väg till marknaden för jordbruksprodukter; att utveckla en onlineportal där den kunskap som genereras kan delas med alla relevanta intressenter. Overall Objective:

To improve the income generation opportunities for small-holder farmers in Burkina Faso through increased adoption of productive use of solar energy.

Specific Objectives:

To bridge the knowledge gap on productive use of solar energy for small-holder farmers, farmer groups and aggregators in Burkina Faso.

To demonstrate the user demand for productive use of solar energy to technology providers.

To collaborate with existing market actors, including Sida funded programmes, in providing linkages to financing of PUE assets and route to market for agricultural produce.

To develop an online portal where the knowledge generated can be shared with all relevant stakeholders.

These objectives remain relevant but underpin the implementation of the project. However, for the purposes of monitoring in line with the results-based management approach, the results chain has been made more consistent in order to better understand the changes brought about by the project.

The results have been reformulated as follows:

Ultimate Result : To sustainably improve the well-being of smallholders (women and young people) in agricultural and forestry value chains by increasing their income through the adoption of renewable energy.

Intermediate result 1: Increased use of renewable energy solutions by women and young people in Burkina Faso's agricultural and forestry value chains.

Immediate Result 1.1: Increased capacity of smallholders (women and young people) in agricultural and forestry value chains to use Renewable Energy solutions.

Immediate Result 1.2: Improved supply of PUE solutions adapted to the needs of farmers in agricultural and forestry value chains;

Immediate Result 1.3: Increased capacity of financial institutions and agricultural aggregators to finance adapted PUE solutions.

Intermediate Result 2: The business and market environment for PUE solutions is improved in Burkina Faso

Immediate Result 2.1: Improved access to technical information on relevant PUE solutions;

Immediate Result 2.2: Increased market opportunities for PUE solutions.