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 ...

17 August: A switch from conventional irrigation-pump systems to solar-powered ones in India would save enormous sums of money and generate income for farmers nationwide, according to a research brief ...

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 ...

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 ...

A growing coalition of government agencies, researchers, and development partners is turning to renewable energy–powered irrigation systems to address some of the country’s most pressing ...

Heifer Nigeria has launched solar-powered irrigation pumps to enhance farming irrespective of weather conditions. It is under the Finance Leasing guarantee scheme with farmers having access to ...

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 ...

Nearly half of irrigation costs in Bangladesh are due to irrigation, and the diesel pumps that currently power irrigation networks are responsible for 1.6% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

NAGA CITY—The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol has activated solar-powered irrigation systems in the provinces of Masbate, Albay, and Camarines Sur, in a move expected to boost local ...