New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa
Solar irrigation holds huge promise for food security, income generation and climate resilience in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. But the rise in solar pumping also carries some risks. If pumps are undersized, they will not be able to provide farmers with enough water. If they are oversized, the...
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| author | Verma, Shilp Xie, Hua |
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| description | Solar irrigation holds huge promise for food security, income generation and climate resilience in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. But the rise in solar pumping also carries some risks. If pumps are undersized, they will not be able to provide farmers with enough water. If they are oversized, they risk over-abstraction of groundwater and underuse of what are expensive assets. How can we ensure that solar technology is appropriately matched to local conditions and farmers’ requirements? |
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| spelling | CGSpace1316832025-03-13T19:11:44Z New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa Verma, Shilp Xie, Hua solar energy irrigation technology innovation investment farmers decision making pumping Solar irrigation holds huge promise for food security, income generation and climate resilience in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. But the rise in solar pumping also carries some risks. If pumps are undersized, they will not be able to provide farmers with enough water. If they are oversized, they risk over-abstraction of groundwater and underuse of what are expensive assets. How can we ensure that solar technology is appropriately matched to local conditions and farmers’ requirements? 2023-04-25 2023-08-30T20:35:26Z 2023-08-30T20:35:26Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131683 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Verma, S.; Xie, H. 2023. New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa. Montpellier, France: CGIAR. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/new-tools-shine-a-light-on-solar-irrigation-in-asia-and-africa/ |
| spellingShingle | solar energy irrigation technology innovation investment farmers decision making pumping Verma, Shilp Xie, Hua New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa |
| title | New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa |
| title_full | New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa |
| title_fullStr | New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa |
| title_short | New tools shine a light on solar irrigation in Asia and Africa |
| title_sort | new tools shine a light on solar irrigation in asia and africa |
| topic | solar energy irrigation technology innovation investment farmers decision making pumping |
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