Solar-powered irrigation in Nepal: implications for fossil fuel use and groundwater extraction
In recent years, use of solar-powered irrigation pumps (SIPs) has increased significantly in the agricultural plains (terai) of Nepal. Federal and local governments there have subsidized the pumps in an effort to expand irrigated agriculture using renewable energy. We use data from a cross-sectional...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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IOP Publishing
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149320 |
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