Revision as of 15:49, 18 July 2017
Introduction
The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is designed to enable advisors, service providers and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide broad hands-on guidance to end-users, policy-makers and financiers. Risks related to system efficiency, financial viability and the unsustainable use of water resources can thus be minimized. The Toolbox comprises informative modules supplemented with user-friendly software tools (calculations sheets, checklists, guidelines).
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Modules and tools touch upon:
- assessing the water requirements,
- comparing the financial viability,
- determining farm profitability and payback of investment in SPIS,
- sustainably design and maintain a SPIS,
- highlight critical workmanship quality aspects,
- and many more.
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Further Reading, Links and Tools
Links
Publications/Papers
- "Guarantee Funds: A Response to Agricultural Credit Risk – The Latin American Guarantee Fund FOGAL" by SOS Faim Belgium (2015) at: http://bit.ly/2qWQ1Af (08/13/2015)
- "Innovative Agricultural SME Finance Models" (2012) by IFC/GPFI at: http://bit.ly/2qkfMM7 (08/13/2015)
- "Scaling Up Access to Finance for Agricultural SMEs - Policy Review and Recommendations" (2011) by IFC/GPFI at:
http://bit.ly/2qnjP6u (08/13/2015)
- "Resource Book on Designing and Delivering Agriculture Financing Products-The Phillipines" by: Piyush Kumar Prasoon;
Abhay Pareek, Anant Jayant Natu; Jesila Ledesma; Neeloy Deep Barman (2014) at:http://www.microsave.net (08/13/2015)
Tools
There are no SPIS tools developed specifically for this Module, however the following tools are relevant:
