This report outlines a business model approach to assessing the feasibility and for encouraging investment in smallholder solar pump irrigation. It also proposes a new methodology for mapping the suitability of solar energy-based irrigation pumps. The proposed business model framework and the met...
Otoo, Miriam
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Lefore, Nicole
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Schmitter, Petra
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Barron, Jennie
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Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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[Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders]
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Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders
The vast majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa depend on rainfed agriculture for food production and livelihood. Various factors including but not limited to rainfall variability, land degradation, and low soil fertility constrain agricultural productivity in the region. The objectives of thi...
Worqlul, A.W.
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Dile, Y.T.
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Schmitter, Petra
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Jeong, J.
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Meki, M.N.
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Gerik, T.J.
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Srinivasan, R.
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Lefore, Nicole
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[Water resource assessment, gaps, and constraints of vegetable production in Robit and Dangishta watersheds, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia]
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Water resource assessment, gaps, and constraints of vegetable production in Robit and Dangishta watersheds, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
While hydrological science has made great strides forward during the last 50 years with the advance of computing power and availability of satellite images, much is unknown about the sustainable development of water for irrigation, domestic use, and livestock consumption for millions of household...
de Silva, Sanjiv
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Schmitter, Petra
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Thiha, N.
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Suhardiman, Diana
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[A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar]
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A handbook for establishing water user associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar