Solar-powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
E-learning Course // Solar Powered Irrigation Systems
The GIZ Powering Agriculture Team has supported University Ostfalia to develop an e-learning course on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems. The course…
Curso Internacional en Sistemas de Bombeo // Bolivia se Capacita en Sistemas de Bombeo para Irrigación y Otros Usos
En Bolivia, muchas regiones se encuentran afectadas por la falta de agua y el limitado acceso a servicios modernos de energía. Cuando las tecnologías…
Solar Water Pumping Seminar for NGOs // Water Solutions for Developing Countries - Building the Next Generation (Asia)
This event is designed to help NGO and government decision makers, municipal water service providers, engineers, capacity builders and fund raisers…
Solar Water Pumping Seminar for NGOs // Water Solutions for Developing Countries - Building the Next Generation (Europe)
This event is designed to help NGO and government decision makers, municipal water service providers, engineers, capacity builders and fund raisers…
Solar Water Pumping Seminar for NGOs // Water Solutions for Developing Countries - Building the Next Generation (East Africa)
This event is designed to help NGO and government decision makers, municipal water service providers, engineers, capacity builders and fund raisers…
International Forum on Solar Technologies for Small-scale Agriculture and Water Management
The forum will explore how solar technology can help meet the food and water needs of the world's growing population.
International Forum // Solar Technologies for Small-Scale Agriculture and Water Management
The International Forum on Solar Technologies for Small-Scale Agriculture and Water Management will bring together key stakeholders from the water,…
Solar Water Pumping Seminar for NGOs // Water Solutions for Developing Countries - Building the Next Generation (North America)
This event is designed to help NGO and government decision makers, municipal water service providers, engineers, capacity builders and fund raisers…
Climate Action // Solar Irrigation Can Improve Food Security and Prosperity, Says UN Agency
New research from the the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has shown the significant potential for solar powered…
SPIS // Kickstarting India’s Multi-billion Dollar Solar Irrigation Scheme
By Shehnab Sahin, CCAFS South Asia. A multi-stakeholder policy consultation assesses the best way forward for implementing a scheme to promote solar…
SPIS // Interactive Solar Water Pumping Knowledge Base
This collection is an overview of 213 solar water pumping projects all over the world from 2001 up to 2016 (plus one project from 1995). The data is…
Fact sheet // Decentralized Renewables: Boosting Agriculture and Improving Nutrition
This fact sheet shows up ways, solutions and examples how decentralized use of renewable energy sources can enhance food security.
Video // Solar-powered Irrigation Pumps Hold Promise to Boost Productivity for Poor Indian Farmers
By IFPRI. Solar panels provide a cleaner, cheaper energy source for pumping groundwater than traditional diesel-based pumps, but implementing them…
Return on Investment Case Study // Accelerating Solar Water Pump Sales in Kenya
This Return on Investment case study by Winrock International shows an increase in gross profits of up to 186% within one to two crop seasons after…
Nexus Blog // Solar Fields of Green: Researchers Find Symbiosis at the Food-Water-Energy Nexus
By Andrew Burger. Researchers around the world are discovering a variety of benefits resulting from installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy…