Comet-ME has developed a solar-powered submersible borehole piston pump for off-grid communities and smallholders to use for irrigation and domestic purposes. The device, compatible with PV systems ...
In sub-Saharan Africa 80% of agricultural production is from smallholder farmers, who face constraints on increasing farm productivity resulting in a large yield gap. Extensive rain-fed agriculture ...
This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There is a solar-powered revolution going on in the fields of India. By 2026, more than 3 million ...
MSEDCL installs 45,911 solar pumps in 30 days, setting a Guinness World Record. Maharashtra leads in solar irrigation, ...
PV systems have helped farmers in the Philippines become less dependent on rain. Projects in Camarines Sur have shown pumping water with solar is not only cheap but can also raise rice yield. The ...
A group of private companies is pioneering a new approach to powering the agricultural industry in rural India that could significantly increase productivity of small-holder farmers, by combining ...
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), in partnership with Farmerline and Pumptech, has launched IRRILINE, an ...
Solar pumps bring irrigation to farms and increase yields in food-insecure, arid Niger The World Bank-funded Niger Solar Electricity Access Project enables farmers to buy pumps Based on its success, a ...
JHARKHAND, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Chotanagpur Plateau in eastern India, criss-crossed with streams, once was lush green even in winter. But increasingly erratic rainfall in recent ...
The micro-scale irrigation project, one of the renewable energy intervention strategies targeting smallholder farmers, has run into headwinds, with farmers saying it is not performing to their ...
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has successfully driven the installation of 45,911 off-grid solar agricultural pumps in just 30 days. The milestone was ...