Publication - The Benefits and Risks of Solar-Powered Irrigation: An Overview

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Title

The Benefits and Risks of Solar-Powered Irrigation: An Overview

Publisher

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Author

Hans Hartung and Lucie Pluschke

Published in

August 2018

Abstract

This report takes stock of the experiences with SPIS around the world. What are the real costs and benefits of SPIS compared with other technologies? What rules, regulations and policies are needed to manage the risks and realize the potential of such systems? What are viable business models? How can smallholders benefit? How can the risk of groundwater depletion be addressed effectively? How can SPIS help to empower women and promote gender equity? What types of capacity development programmes are needed to support farmers, extension workers, local private sectors and others? What are the opportunities for knowledge exchange and technology transfer? This report looks at how different countries work to create an enabling environment for SPIS technologies, while managing the risks and challenges that come with it. As such, it is a timely reflection of past and future trends and clearly highlights the interlinked nature of water, energy and agriculture.

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