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Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana

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Title Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana
 
Creator Minh, Thai Thi
Ofosu, Abena
 
Subject solar powered irrigation systems
scaling up
smallholders
farmer-led irrigation
stakeholders
strategies
innovation scaling
 
Description There are solutions to sustainable intensification, irrigation technologies, and water management under changing weather and climate conditions; they are just not available to smallholder farmers and vulnerable groups on a large scale. Scaling these solutions, therefore, needs to develop bundles of best-fit solutions to diversify farming and farmer conditions and adapt them to the context of irrigated farming. Throughout the action research process, solar-based irrigation bundle (SBIB) has been scaled in Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Northeast, and Savanah region, Ghana since January 2020. SBIB offers solar-powered irrigation pumps and pay-as-you-go and pay-as-you-own (PAYGO/PAYOWN) financing services to smallholder farmers in combination with tailoring their business models to different client segments (ability to pay, frequency, amount) to lower the barrier for upfront investment cost, enabling solar irrigation adoption and enhancing productivity and income throughout the year. This SBIB profile consists of three components: 1) bundle components and characteristics, 2) assessing the scalability and scaling potential of the bundle, and 3) developing scaling strategies.
 
Date 2022-12-01
2023-01-25T08:08:58Z
2023-01-25T08:08:58Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier Minh, Thai Thi; Ofosu, Abena. 2022. Solar-based irrigation bundle profile and scaling in Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems. 27p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128163
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Other/PDF/solar-based_irrigation_bundle_profile_and_scaling_in_ghana.pdf
H051649
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 27p.
 
Publisher International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Mixed Farming Systems