Following Bangladesh’s great achievement in expanding over 4.5 million of solar home systems to provide electricity in rural areas, the World Bank is supporting the government’s effort to install ...

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 ...

Solar-powered water pumps can provide a sustainable solution to the global water crisis by tapping into vast groundwater resources. While solar pumps offer significant benefits, their widespread use ...

In Molani village under Thakurgaon Sadar upazila, Soleman Ali, a self-taught innovator, is harnessing solar power to help Boro paddy farmers with a low-cost solution for irrigation.

TACLOBAN CITY— Seeking to improve rice production and reduce farmers’ dependence on expensive fuel-powered irrigation, the provincial government of Northern Samar is pushing for the installation of 19 ...

Firming up the payment system for solar energy exported back into the grid from PV-powered pumps will offer owners a new revenue stream, eat into a $1 billion annual diesel fuel bill and reduce strain ...

HOUMA BAY, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the scorching sun, Alphonce Abok keeps an eye on his fields of watermelons growing near the banks of the Sound River, one of the major channels ...

Nearly half of irrigation costs in Bangladesh are due to irrigation, and the diesel pumps that currently power irrigation networks are responsible for 1.6% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

BALER, Aurora — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has taken a significant step toward supporting the country’s ...

As solar-powered pumps bring water closer to home, income from apple-growing is on the rise - and men feel less pressure to migrate in search of work JUMLA, Nepal, March 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) ...