The power demand for agricultural irrigation in India requires about 18% of its electricity consumption. Would it be feasible to meet the entire irrigation needs of India through solar power?
Australia-based Dr. Bernie Omodei created a DIY solar-powered irrigation system to facilitate the automatic watering of plants. Measured irrigation allows the user to know how much water is going to be consumed during the watering process.
Originally published on Ecopreneurist. In rural areas of Senegal, getting water for irrigating crops often comes with a hefty price tag, not only in terms of the cost to buy the fuel for it (about $1 per day for an average gas-powered irrigation pump), and the time necessary to procure … [continued]
