Solar-powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)
Nexus Blog // Food Security and Women Empowerment Through Solar-Powered Irrigation in Niger
By Apolline Rolland and WE4F team in Abidjan. Thirty kilometres from the capital of Niger, in the region of Kollo recently marked by terrorism, a…
Nationwide Implementation of Solar Farming Planned // Climate-Smart Agriculture Made in India
By Tushaar Shah. The Indian government recently announced a new multi-billion dollar scheme to implement solarisation of farm irrigation on a…
Toolbox // Global Water Partnership Toolbox
The Global Water Partnership Toolbox is a free and open database with a library of background papers, policy briefs, technical briefs, perspective…
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…
Nexus Blog // Sécurité alimentaire et autonomisation des femmes grâce à l'irrigation solaire au Niger
À trente kilomètres de la capitale du Niger, dans la région de Kollo récemment marquée par le terrorisme, un groupe de 200 femmes bénéficiera bientôt…
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…
SPIS Toolbox App // Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) Toolbox App launched
Powering Agriculture (PA) as well as the successor project Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) launched the new SPIS App based on the Toolbox which…
Nexus in MENA // Joint FAO-GIZ Session on SPIS with Water-Energy-Food Nexus Focus at Cairo Water Week
By Nisreen Lahham. From 14-18 October 2018, under the auspices of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of…
Getting Credit for Solar // Partnering up to launch finance for smallholder irrigation
By Samwel Tobiko of Juhudi Kilimo, and Genia Sokolova. In Kenya, 80 percent of the population derive their livelihoods from agriculture, yet the…
Nexus Virtual Forum // Solar Powered Irrigation Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
The event revealed how the WEF Nexus approach sheds light on the challenges and opportunities for a sustainable usage of SPIS and how it can help to…