Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa

Groundwater-fed irrigation holds great promise for enhancing food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Solar energy offers a renewable and cost-effective solution to power groundwater irrigation; however, unregulated use may threaten the long term sustainability of groundwater resources.

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Autores principales: Xie, Hua, Zeng, Ruijie, Ringler, Claudia
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168413
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Zeng, Ruijie
Ringler, Claudia
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spelling CGSpace1684132025-11-06T04:32:03Z Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa Xie, Hua Zeng, Ruijie Ringler, Claudia groundwater irrigation food production solar energy renewable energy groundwater agriculture Groundwater-fed irrigation holds great promise for enhancing food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Solar energy offers a renewable and cost-effective solution to power groundwater irrigation; however, unregulated use may threaten the long term sustainability of groundwater resources. 2024-12-30 2024-12-31T14:23:10Z 2024-12-31T14:23:10Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168413 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Xie, Hua; Zeng, Ruijie; and Ringler, Claudia. 2024. Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. IFPRI Policy Note December 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168413
spellingShingle groundwater irrigation
food production
solar energy
renewable energy
groundwater
agriculture
Xie, Hua
Zeng, Ruijie
Ringler, Claudia
Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
title Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort financial and environmental outlook of groundwater solar irrigation in sub saharan africa
topic groundwater irrigation
food production
solar energy
renewable energy
groundwater
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168413
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