Solar or diesel: A comparison of costs for groundwater‐fed irrigation in Sub‐Saharan Africa under two energy solutions

Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity and energy poverty. Expanding irrigated agriculture can help boost food production in the region, but this requires energy for accessing water, especially in groundwater-fed irrigation. This paper compared economic performance of groundwate...

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Main Authors:	Xie, Hua, Ringler, Claudia, Mondal, Md. A. H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	American Geophysical Union 2021
Subjects:	costs cost-effectiveness solar energy groundwater technology crops diesel oil pumping groundwater irrigation agriculture irrigation cost analysis energy
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117254