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Suitability for farmer-led solar irrigation development in Mali

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Title Suitability for farmer-led solar irrigation development in Mali
 
Creator International Water Management Institute
 
Subject solar powered irrigation systems
farmer-led irrigation
pumps
groundwater
surface water
agriculture
innovation scaling
 
Description Approximately 72% of Mali’s population is engaged in farming and agriculture is a major economic sector (FAO 2017a). Agriculture is predominantly rain-fed and hence vulnerable to variability in rainfall. Crop yields are affected by dry spells and droughts leading to loss of income and food insecurity. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), only 5.3% of the agricultural area was under irrigation in 2011 (FAO 2016). Investments in motorized water pumps to irrigate fields could benefit 4.7 million farmers and generate net revenues up to USD 39 million per year (Agwater Solutions Project 2012). As the price of solar photovoltaic panels is decreasing rapidly, solar water pumps are becoming an affordable, climate-smart solution for small-scale farmers across Mali.
 
Date 2019
2019-06-18T09:53:49Z
2019-06-18T09:53:49Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2019. Suitability for farmer-led solar irrigation development in Mali. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 4p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101594
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 4p.
application/pdf
application/pdf
 
Publisher CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems