Food
Toolbox // Solar-powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is designed to enable advisors and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide…
El Nexo y Agricultura // El Proyecto Sahara Forest
Convertir el desierto en un lugar verde y sostenible es el objetivo ambicioso del Proyecto 'Sahara Forest' (Bosque del Sahara), establecido en…
Publication // The water footprint of food
By Professor Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Twente Water Centre, University of Twente, the Netherlands. This book chapter describes how the international trade…
Sistemas de Riego con Energía Solar // Naciones Unidas Anima a Extender los Sistemas de Riego con Energía Solar
Par Pilar Sánchez Molina. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) orienta en su nuevo informe sobre cómo…
Publication // Land, energy and water resource management and its impact on GHG emissions, electricity supply and food production - Insights from a Ugandan case study
By Vignesh Sridharan, Abhishek Shivakumar, Taco Niet, Eunice Pereira Ramos, Mark Howells. The article assesses how the change in a policy regarding…
Solar-powered Pump Irrigation and India's Groundwater Economy // A Preliminary Discussion of Opportunities and Threats
By Tushaar Shah and A. Kishore. Falling cost of photo voltaic (PV) cells is making solar irrigation pumps a reality in India. It is only a matter of…
Estudio SPIS // Transversalización del Enfoque Nexo en el Contexto del Bombeo Solar para riego
El enfoque Nexo ofrece un diálogo regional y nacional sobre políticas públicas para la gestión de las interconexiones entre agua, energía y…
SPIS // Positive Prospects for Solar-powered Irrigation Systems
Solar powered irrigation systems are now an affordable and climate-friendly technology for both large and small-scale farmers in developing…
Vacancy // Undergraduate Summer Internship Program: A Collaborative Initiative of the CONSERVE Center and the DAWN Project
CONSERVE Center is partnering with the DAWN project (also funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture)…
Publication // Applying the Water-Energy-Food Nexus to the Charcoal Value Chain
By Harry K. Hoffmann, Klas Sander, Michael Brüntrup and Stefan Sieber. In their study, the authors explore the different steps within the charcoal…
Master Thesis // Socio-Economic Challenges Facing the Implementation and Promotion of Solar Energy Farming in Azraq Basin, Jordan
By Anas Daradkah, University of Jordan. This research investigates what hinders or facilitates the application of photovoltaic energy farming…
Vacancy // Director, Land and Water Division at FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, is currently looking for a Director, who is responsbile for the…
Nexus Blog // Towards a feminisation of the Nexus Water-Energy-Supply concept in Kollo (Niger)
To help combat the effects of climate change, the Nigerien National Coordination of Users Natural Resources in the Niger Basin (CNU-BN/Niger), with…
SPIS // Solar-powered Irrigation Can Boost Rural Development, But Also Poses Risks
By Avinash Kishore. Irrigation is one of the most effective means for boosting agricultural production, but powering the withdrawal of groundwater…
Devex // Opinion: How to Keep Africa’s Boom in Solar-Powered Irrigation From Going Bust
By: Miriam Otoo and Petra Schmitter. Solar-powered irrigation pumps are without a doubt one of Africa’s most promising solutions to climate change…