Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana
There are solutions to sustainable intensification, irrigation technologies, and water management under changing weather and climate conditions; they are just not available to smallholder farmers and vulnerable groups on a large scale. Scaling these solutions, therefore, needs to develop bundles of...
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| author | Minh, Thai Thi Ofosu, Abena |
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| description | There are solutions to sustainable intensification, irrigation technologies, and water management under changing weather and climate conditions; they are just not available to smallholder farmers and vulnerable groups on a large scale. Scaling these solutions, therefore, needs to develop bundles of best-fit solutions to diversify farming and farmer conditions and adapt them to the context of irrigated farming. Throughout the action research process, solar-based irrigation bundle (SBIB) has been scaled in Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Northeast, and Savanah region, Ghana since January 2020. SBIB offers solar-powered irrigation pumps and pay-as-you-go and pay-as-you-own (PAYGO/PAYOWN) financing services to smallholder farmers in combination with tailoring their business models to different client segments (ability to pay, frequency, amount) to lower the barrier for upfront investment cost, enabling solar irrigation adoption and enhancing productivity and income throughout the year. This SBIB profile consists of three components: 1) bundle components and characteristics, 2) assessing the scalability and scaling potential of the bundle, and 3) developing scaling strategies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1281632025-11-07T08:59:46Z Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana Minh, Thai Thi Ofosu, Abena solar powered irrigation systems scaling up smallholders farmer-led irrigation stakeholders strategies innovation scaling There are solutions to sustainable intensification, irrigation technologies, and water management under changing weather and climate conditions; they are just not available to smallholder farmers and vulnerable groups on a large scale. Scaling these solutions, therefore, needs to develop bundles of best-fit solutions to diversify farming and farmer conditions and adapt them to the context of irrigated farming. Throughout the action research process, solar-based irrigation bundle (SBIB) has been scaled in Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Northeast, and Savanah region, Ghana since January 2020. SBIB offers solar-powered irrigation pumps and pay-as-you-go and pay-as-you-own (PAYGO/PAYOWN) financing services to smallholder farmers in combination with tailoring their business models to different client segments (ability to pay, frequency, amount) to lower the barrier for upfront investment cost, enabling solar irrigation adoption and enhancing productivity and income throughout the year. This SBIB profile consists of three components: 1) bundle components and characteristics, 2) assessing the scalability and scaling potential of the bundle, and 3) developing scaling strategies. 2022-12-01 2023-01-25T08:08:58Z 2023-01-25T08:08:58Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128163 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems Minh, Thai Thi; Ofosu, Abena. 2022. Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems. 27p. |
| spellingShingle | solar powered irrigation systems scaling up smallholders farmer-led irrigation stakeholders strategies innovation scaling Minh, Thai Thi Ofosu, Abena Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana |
| title | Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana |
| title_full | Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana |
| title_short | Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana |
| title_sort | solar based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in ghana |
| topic | solar powered irrigation systems scaling up smallholders farmer-led irrigation stakeholders strategies innovation scaling |
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