• What we do
  • The People
  • About Us
  • Why Innovation Africa
  • Contact Us
Innovation AfricaCreating the Future Today
  • Feature Articles
  • Innovation
  • Agriculture
  • ICT
  • Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Health
  • Store
  • Contact Us
Menu
  • Feature Articles
  • Innovation
  • Agriculture
  • ICT
  • Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Health
  • Store
  • Contact Us
  • Expanding use of solar irrigation pumps in Ethiopia

    July 25, 2017 Editor 0

    A farmers in Lemo with his newly installed Solar pump

    A farmers in Lemo woreda with his newly installed solar irrigation pump (photo credit: IWMI/ Petra Schmitter).

    In the first phase of the Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) investigated technologies that could improve farmers’ access and use of the available water in their surroundings for better agricultural production and productivity. Water scarcity and lack of technologies for accessing and managing available water are major constraints to farming in Ethiopia.

    Starting in August 2015, IWMI introduced and tested the effectiveness of water lifting technologies such as solar-powered irrigation pumps that help farmers’ easily access water from near their farms. The solar pump-based irrigation was tested in the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region. Farmers from the Upper Gana and Jawe kebeles used these pumps to irrigate fodder (oats and vetch mixed cropping) for their animals and fruits and vegetables farms in the dry seasons.

    An assessment showed that most of the farmers used the pumps to lift water for domestic purposes and agriculture across seasons. They claimed improved production and productivity; saved labour and time and improved access to clean water.

    To expand these benefits to more farmers, IWMI, the Solar Development PLC (the main supplier of solar pumps in Ethiopia) and partners are working together to accelerate wider adoption of the technology as a key goal of the second phase (2017-2021) of the Africa RISING project.

    Solar development PLC giving traning

    Solar Irrigation Pump SF1 Technical and Business Skills training (photo credit: Solar development PLC /Muna Abdullahi).

     

    The Solar Development PLC organized a ‘Technical and Business Training on Solar Irrigation Pump SF1’ training for potential partners in Addis Ababa in April 2017. It included sharing of experiences from the first phase of the Africa RISING and Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) projects. The training  combined both theory and practical sessions on the basic principles of pumping, irrigation techniques and benefits of solar irrigation pump using the SF1.

    The first part of the training was a workshop held 19–22 April. Forty participants including representatives from IWMI, the Agricultural Transformation Agency, the Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara Region, regional water and energy officers, microfinance institutions, NGOs and current and potential partners attended. The second part was a field training at Hosanna from 24–27 April 2017 with practical lessons on SF1 solar irrigation pump installation, use and maintenance. It also included visits to sites were IWMI has installed the pumps.


    Go to Source

    Related Posts

    • Two ways to get farm loans where they’re needed most: the boonies
    • Kenya: CCTV to Replace Traffic Police in NairobiKenya: CCTV to Replace Traffic Police in Nairobi
    • Call for single body to regulate GMOs across AfricaCall for single body to regulate GMOs across Africa
    • Entrepreneurially-Minded Politicians Should Put Their Money Where Their Mouths AreEntrepreneurially-Minded Politicians Should Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
    • The Moral Dilemmas of E-WasteThe Moral Dilemmas of E-Waste
    • Be a Data Visualization Expert with TechChange’s Online Diploma ProgramBe a Data Visualization Expert with TechChange’s Online Diploma Program
    Sovrn
    Share

    Categories: Agriculture

    Tags: solar irrigation pumps

    How Open Innovation Can Be Used in the Financial Sector Proposal of a Modelling of the Innovation Process in an International Manufacturing Company

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

Subscribe to our stories


 

Recent Posts

  • SL Crowd Green Solutions September 21, 2020
  • Digital transformation in the banking sector: surveys exploration and analytics August 3, 2020
  • Why Let Others Disrupt You? Take the Smart Self-Disruption Journey! August 3, 2020
  • 5 Tips for Crowdfunding During the Pandemic August 3, 2020
  • innovation + africa; +639 new citations August 3, 2020

Categories

Archives

Popular Post-All time

  • A review on biomass-based... 0.9k views
  • Can blockchain disrupt ge... 669 views
  • Prize-winning projects pr... 646 views
  • Apply Now: $500,000 for Y... 602 views
  • Test Your Value Propositi... 523 views

Recent Posts

  • SL Crowd Green Solutions
  • Digital transformation in the banking sector: surveys exploration and analytics
  • Why Let Others Disrupt You? Take the Smart Self-Disruption Journey!
  • 5 Tips for Crowdfunding During the Pandemic
  • innovation + africa; +639 new citations
  • SME Innovation: 10 Priorities for Support Post-COVID-19 
  • Africa RISING Annual Progress Report 2018 – 2019 now available
  • Fodder beet feed supplementation delivers dairy success for Ethiopian farmers
  • Using theory of change for outcome-oriented research
  • Africa RISING partners publish soil fertility management guidebook

Tag Cloud

    africa African Agriculture Business Business model Business_Finance Company Crowdsourcing data Development East Africa economics Education Entrepreneur entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship ethiopia ghana Health_Medical_Pharma ict Information technology Innovation kenya knowledge Knowledge Management Leadership marketing mobile Mobile phone nigeria Open innovation Organization Research rwanda science Science and technology studies social enterprise social entrepreneurship south africa Strategic management strategy tanzania Technology Technology_Internet uganda

Categories

Archives

  • A review on biomass-based hydrogen production for renewable energy supply 0.9k views
  • Can blockchain disrupt gender inequality? 669 views
  • Prize-winning projects promote healthier eating, smarter crop investments 646 views
  • Apply Now: $500,000 for Your Big Data Innovations in Agriculture 602 views
  • Test Your Value Proposition: Supercharge Lean Startup and CustDev Principles 523 views

Copyright © 2005-2020 Innovation Africa Theme created by PWT. Powered by WordPress.org