Building a Better Solar Irrigation Market in Ghana
Resource ID
10976
Access
Open
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Solar energy, irrigated agriculture, water management technologies, water productivity, pumps, irrigation, drip irrigation system, buckets, water cans, small scale irrigation, solar panels, Thai Thi Minh, Abena Ofosu,
Date
16 June 21
Summary
The benefits of solar energy for domestic and productive use have long been recognized in countries where there’s low access to the power grid. But getting the right technologies to the right clients is often complicated by weak supply chains, high costs and a poor understanding of local market needs.
In Ghana’s Upper East Region, IWMI has been working with farmers, extension agents and other stakeholders in irrigated agriculture to test water management technologies and practices aimed at increasing water productivity. The team also identified various scaling pathways to extend the reach of these technologies and practices.
Source
AgriLinks