Realizing the potential and managing the risks of Solar-Powered Irrigation

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Project title

Realizing the potential and managing the risks of Solar-Powered Irrigation

Project country/region

☐ East Asia & Pacific
☐ Europe & Central Asia
☐ Latin America & The Carribean
☐ Middle East & North Africa
☐ North America
☐ South Asia
☐ Sub-Saharan Africa

Project organisation

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), GIZ ‘Sustainable Energy for Food – Powering Agriculture’; International Water Management Institute (WIMI), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Project description

There is a growing interest in solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) around the world, yet questions about inclusive finance, sustainable water resources management and lasting development of capacities to advise and use SPIS remain. The project “Realising the potential and managing the risks of solar-powered irrigation” seeks to learn from different experiences to provide answers to these questions

Project related to following sources of energy

Solar

☐ Biomass

☐ Biofuel

☐ Biogas

☐ Wind

☐ Geo-Thermal

☐ Hydro

☐ Energy Efficiency

☐ Other: /

Project primarily related to the following Commodity Groups

☐ Cereals

☐ Fruits and vegetables

☐ Nuts and berries

☐ Forage

☐ Dairy products

☐ Meat products

☐ Oil Seeds

☐ Roots and Tubers

☐ Eggs

☐ Pulses

☐ Fiber Crops

☐ Forestry

☐ Sugars

☐ Stimulants

☐ Spices

☐ Other: /

Project primarily related to the following Agricultural Value Chain Steps

☐ Mechanization

☐ Efficiency of Operation

☐ Processing

☐ Transportation

☐ Controlled Atmosphere

☐ Controlled Temperature

☐ Mechanical Sorting

☐ Preservation

☐ Other: /

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