Add to ORKGA breakthrough has been achieved in making small solar pumps affordable and easy to set up and use by small farmers in Africa. Numerous off-the-shelf pumps running on direct current were tested when connected directly to a single solar panel, without any battery or additional electronics. Of the many pump models tested, two were found to meet our criteria for low-cost solar pumping for small-scale irrigation. These pumps have been successfully operating in Cameroon, Chad, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Canada since 2014. We present information on the components, cost and performance of these pumps for small-scale irrigation
In developing countries Photovoltaic energy can find many applications in agriculture, providing ele...
Solar energy is the most abundant source of energy in the world. Solar power is not only an answer t...
Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity and energy poverty. Expanding irrigated ...
Developing a low cost solar powered water pump for deployment in developing nations for agricultural...
The water pumping system has a long history and many methods have been adopted to pump water with mi...
500 million smallholder farmers are responsible for producing 80% of the world’s food. As the price ...
Climate change has had perhaps the most adverse effect on African rural communities where we witness...
Solar-powered water pumps Cue: Pumping water by hand can be a time-consuming, laborious job. Using...
The need to increase the area of agriculturally productive land in Kenya and the fact that large-sca...
In recent years, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has worked to improve food secu...
This study has been conducted as a Minor Field Study (MFS). It focuses on solar water pumping for sm...
Widespread use of small power pumps in South Asia has revolutionized agricultural production since t...
As solar panels become more affordable, solar photovoltaic (PV) pumps have been identified as a high...
Although interest in solar water pumping has been steadily growing, misconceptions persist about the...
This brief describes three business models for smallholder solar pump irrigation in Ethiopia, each w...
In developing countries Photovoltaic energy can find many applications in agriculture, providing ele...
Solar energy is the most abundant source of energy in the world. Solar power is not only an answer t...
Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity and energy poverty. Expanding irrigated ...
Developing a low cost solar powered water pump for deployment in developing nations for agricultural...
The water pumping system has a long history and many methods have been adopted to pump water with mi...
500 million smallholder farmers are responsible for producing 80% of the world’s food. As the price ...
Climate change has had perhaps the most adverse effect on African rural communities where we witness...
Solar-powered water pumps Cue: Pumping water by hand can be a time-consuming, laborious job. Using...
The need to increase the area of agriculturally productive land in Kenya and the fact that large-sca...
In recent years, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has worked to improve food secu...
This study has been conducted as a Minor Field Study (MFS). It focuses on solar water pumping for sm...
Widespread use of small power pumps in South Asia has revolutionized agricultural production since t...
As solar panels become more affordable, solar photovoltaic (PV) pumps have been identified as a high...
Although interest in solar water pumping has been steadily growing, misconceptions persist about the...
This brief describes three business models for smallholder solar pump irrigation in Ethiopia, each w...
In developing countries Photovoltaic energy can find many applications in agriculture, providing ele...
Solar energy is the most abundant source of energy in the world. Solar power is not only an answer t...
Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity and energy poverty. Expanding irrigated ...