Financial and environmental outlook of groundwater-solar irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa

Claudia Ringler, Hua Xie and Ruijie Zeng

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Abstract: Groundwater-fed irrigation holds great promise for enhancing food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Solar energy offers a renewable and cost-effective solution to power groundwater irrigation; however, unregulated use may threaten the long term sustainability of groundwater resources.

Keywords: groundwater irrigation; food production; solar energy; renewable energy; groundwater; agriculture; Sub-Saharan Africa; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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