Solar pumps improve irrigation options for farmers Rain-fed agriculture can be a high-risk venture, particularly with changing rainfall patterns and high-value crops such as fruits and vegetables. Irrigated cropland is twice as productive as rain-fed agriculture (World Development Report 2008), but many farmers do not have access to irrigation infrastructure, including a nearby water source […]
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How Connecting Innovators and Implementers Can Catalyze Solar Irrigation Scaling in Ghana by Joseph Isaiah Mensah Solar power has the potential to revolutionize water use in agriculture, providing an attractive means for farmers to irrigate their crops. This is especially the case in sub-Saharan Africa, which has among the lowest electrification access in the world […]
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New Solutions for Agri & Africa Focussed Specialist Solar Company NeXEnergy by eVantage Group NeXEnergy, a specialist solar pv business that is part of the, eVantage Group, a proud new member of the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC), has a strategic focus on African and agricultural markets. New solutions that they are now offering is […]
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