" Our life runs on diesel because, without it, our fields go fallow," said Gauri Mahato of Sarlahi district, who cultivates paddy in the rainy season and wheat, mustard and vegetables in winter. For ...

Farmers who depend on rainwaters to grow Aman paddy in Dinajpur have been left distraught from early July owing to a drought-like situation in the absence of rains. But many growers have been busy ...

Solar-powered irrigation is gaining popularity among farmers because of uninterrupted water supply and cost advantage over diesel-based pumps, said industry operators. Since 2012, 358 solar-based ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (April 23, 2008) – Dr. Martin Fisher is transforming the lives of thousands of poor African farmers through a combination of technological invention and system-wide business ...

India’s drive to install millions of solar-powered irrigation pumps has worthy intentions. The government aims to lift farm productivity and boost rural income while relieving the state of a ...

A woman checks on set drip irrigation pipes at her farm in Kitgum When buying drip lines, consider quality, durability and the flow rate of water. Photo by Lominda Afedraru The choice of an irrigation ...

Lucknow: More than 93,062 farmers benefited from the distribution of solar pumps for irrigation purposes, significantly reducing their cultivation expenses, govt said on Wednesday. This is part of the ...

Mr Benson Arinaitwe, the Technical director Pearl Overseas Uganda Limited, demonstrates how the irrigation water pump operates. PHOTO BY CISSY MAKUMBI Farmers have been advised to get into recognised ...

AHMEDABAD: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) managed to fund a pilot project with a view to promote the use of solar power for irrigation purposes. The project which was initiated in ...