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1 Durga, Neha; Verma, Shilp; Gupta, N.; Kiran, R.; Pathak, A. 2016. Can solar pumps energize Bihar's agriculture? IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 3. 8p.
Solar energy ; Pumps ; Irrigation methods ; Agriculture ; Groundwater irrigation ; Farmers ; Economic aspects ; Land ownership / India / Bihar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047456)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/iwmi-tata/PDFs/iwmi-tata_water_policy_research_highlight-issue_03_2016.pdf
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2 Shah, Tushaar; Durga, Neha; Verma, Shilp; Rathod, R. 2016. Solar power as remunerave crop. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 10. 8p.
Solar energy ; Cooperative services ; Pumps ; Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater management ; Carbon sequestration ; Farmers ; Income ; Tube well irrigation ; Electricity / India / Gujarat
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047941)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/iwmi-tata/PDFs/iwmi-tata_water_policy_research_highlight-issue_10_2016.pdf
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3 Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha; Shah, Tushaar. 2018. Solar irrigation pumps and India’s energy-irrigation nexus. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 2. 6p.
Solar energy ; Irrigation practices ; Pumps ; Electrical energy ; Electricity generation ; Nexus ; Groundwater extraction ; Food production ; Farmers / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048843)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/iwmi-tata/PDFs/iwmi-tata_water_policy_research_highlight-issue_02_2018.pdf
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4 Shah, Tushaar; Rajan, Abhishek; Rai, Gyan Prakash; Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha. 2018. Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future. Environmental Research Letters, 13(11):1-13. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae53f]
Groundwater irrigation ; Groundwater depletion ; Water governance ; Water scarcity ; Water pricing ; Water policy ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Nexus ; Energy consumption ; Surface water ; Irrigation water ; Economic aspects ; Market economies ; Poverty ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Tube wells / South Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048971)
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aae53f/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048971.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048971.pdf
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South Asia's groundwater economy stands at the threshold of a revolution in adoption of solar irrigation pumps (SIPs). This has potential to unlock the region's perverse energy-groundwater nexus. In much of South Asia, the price of energy used in irrigation, the only surrogate for water price, fails to signal the abundance or scarcity of groundwater, resulting in myriad distortions. We analyse these in South Asia's eight distinct energy-groundwater interaction settings. We then explore SIP promotion policies to ease pressure on scarce groundwater in South Asia's 'groundwater depletion zone' and accelerate groundwater irrigation for poverty reduction in its 'groundwater abundance zone'.
5 Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha; Shah, Tushaar. 2019. Solar irrigation pumps and India’s energy–irrigation nexus. Economic and Political Weekly, 54(2): 62-65.
Solar energy ; Irrigation methods ; Pumps ; Nexus ; Groundwater extraction ; Farmers ; State intervention ; Economic aspects / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049053)
6 Durga, Neha; Rai, Gyan Prakash. 2018. Catalysing competitive irrigation service markets in North Bihar: the case of Chakhaji Solar Irrigation Service Market. In ACCESS Development Services. Sitaram Rao Livelihoods India Case Study Compendium 2018. New Delhi, India: ACCESS Development Services. pp.1-12.
Irrigation water ; Markets ; Irrigation methods ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Entrepreneurs ; Costs ; Subsidies ; Intensive farming ; Crop yield ; Villages ; Farmers / India / Bihar / Chakhaji Solar Irrigation Service Market
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049312)
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7 Shah, Tushaar; Verma, Shilp; Durga, Neha; Rajan, Abhishek; Goswami, Alankrita; Palrecha, A. 2018. Achieving 'Har Khet Ko Pani': a practical roadmap for PMKSY [Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana]. In Swain, M.; Kalamkar, S. S. (Eds). Water governance in India: issues and concerns. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers. pp.11-51.
Irrigation management ; Development programmes ; State intervention ; Water resources ; Water management ; Wastewater irrigation ; Periurban areas ; Public health ; Solar energy ; Pumps ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water policy ; Agricultural productivity ; Irrigated sites ; Soil quality ; Indigenous peoples ; Farmers ; Economic aspects / India / Gujarat / Madhya Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049511)
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8 Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. (Eds.) 2020. Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 68p.
Solar energy ; Irrigation systems ; Electricity supplies ; Technology ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Sustainability ; Power plants ; Portable equipment ; Pumps ; Groundwater ; Tube wells ; Water use ; Business models ; Financing ; Subsidies ; Fish culture ; Decentralization ; Government ; Policies ; Community involvement ; Investment ; Women's participation ; Farmers ; Villages ; Case studies / India / Bihar / West Bengal / Maharashtra / Karnataka / Madhya Pradesh / Gujrat / Jharkhand / Samastipur / Vaishali / Kutch / Khunti / Betul / Nalanda / Chapra / Surya Raitha Scheme / Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali (DSUUSM)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050021)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/109736/CCAFS%20-%20Compendium%20Solar_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050021.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050021.pdf
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9 Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp. 2020. Decentralised solar powered irrigation system. In Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. (Eds.). Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.23-25.
Solar energy ; Irrigation systems ; Decentralization ; State intervention ; Subsidies ; Farmers ; Economic aspects ; Models ; Pumps / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050049)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/109736/CCAFS%20-%20Compendium%20Solar_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050049.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050049.pdf
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10 Durga, Neha; Verma, Shilp; Manjunatha, A. V. 2020. Surya Raitha Scheme in Karnataka. In Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. (Eds.). Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.38-40.
Electricity supplies ; Solar energy ; Pilot projects ; Irrigation ; Pumps ; Farmers / India / Karnataka / Surya Raitha Scheme / Ramanagram
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050050)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/109736/CCAFS%20-%20Compendium%20Solar_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050050.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050050.pdf
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11 Durga, Neha; Verma, Shilp; Rai, Gyan P.; Rathod, Rahul. 2020. Solar Power as a Remunerative Crop (SPaRC) initiative: Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali, Gujrat. In Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. (Eds.). Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.41-43.
Solar energy ; Farmers ; Cooperatives ; Electricity supplies ; Costs ; Irrigation ; Pumps / India / Gujrat / Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali (DSUUSM)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050051)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/109736/CCAFS%20-%20Compendium%20Solar_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050051.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050051.pdf
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12 Durga, Neha; Verma, Shilp. 2020. Nalanda community tube-wells: electrification of solar pumps - reversing the benefits? In Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. (Eds.). Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.44-46.
Tube wells ; Communal ownership ; Irrigation systems ; Solar energy ; Electrification ; Pumps / India / Bihar / Nalanda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050052)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/109736/CCAFS%20-%20Compendium%20Solar_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050052.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050052.pdf
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13 Durga, Neha; Rai, Gyan P.; Verma, Shilp; Saini, S.; Kumar, D. 2020. Catalysing competitive irrigation service markets in North Bihar: the case of Chakhaji Solar Irrigation Service Market. In Shirsath, P. B.; Saini, S.; Durga, Neha; Senoner, D.; Ghose, N.; Verma, Shilp; Sikka, Alok. (Eds.). Compendium on solar powered irrigation systems in India. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). pp.47-50.
Solar energy ; Irrigation ; Water market ; Costs ; Farmers ; Agriculture ; Pumps ; Villages / India / Bihar / Chakhaji Solar Irrigation Service Market
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050053)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/109736/CCAFS%20-%20Compendium%20Solar_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050053.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050053.pdf
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14 Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Durga, Neha; Sikka, Alok; Verma, Shilp; Mitra, Archisman; Amarasinghe, Upali; Mahapatra, Smaranika. 2022. Agricultural Water Management (AWM) typologies: targeting land-water management interventions towards improved water productivity. New Delhi, India: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 29p.
Agriculture ; Water management ; Land ; Water productivity ; Yield gap ; Water availability ; Water security ; Groundwater ; Aquifers ; Water conservation ; Watershed management / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051383)
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15 Durga, Neha; Mahapatra, Smaranika; Sikka, Alok; Alam, Mohammad; Verma, Shilp. 2022. Suitable MGNREGS [Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme] practices and convergence opportunities for regional development priorities: a compendium. New Delhi, India: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 65p.
Water resources ; Groundwater ; Water availability ; Water-use efficiency ; Crop management ; Diversification ; Farming systems ; Horticulture ; Microirrigation ; Rain water management ; Water conservation ; Watershed management ; Water productivity ; Surface water ; Aquifers ; Composting / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051384)
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16 Durga, Neha; Schmitter, Petra; Ringler, C.; Mishra, Shrishti; Magombeyi, Manuel S.; Ofosu, Abena; Pavelic, Paul; Hagos, Fitsum; Melaku, Dagmawi; Verma, Shilp; Minh, Thai; Matambo, Chamunorwa. 2024. Barriers to the uptake of solar-powered irrigation by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review. Energy Strategy Reviews, 51:101294. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2024.101294]
Solar powered irrigation systems ; Irrigation development ; Energy security ; Poverty alleviation ; Barriers ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Groundwater ; Pumps / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Kenya / Ghana / South Africa / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052554)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X24000014/pdfft?md5=96090509a659ba087e284cb4b29f18e7&pid=1-s2.0-S2211467X24000014-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052554.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052554.pdf
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Irrigation expansion is critical for agricultural and rural development, food and nutrition security, and climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Lack of accessible energy for irrigation development due to limited off- and on-grid infrastructure and the resulting dependence on costly fuel-based irrigation have been key inhibiting factors for irrigation expansion in the region. Off-grid solar-powered irrigation pumps (SIPs) can overcome many of the energy access and other challenges in the region, but their uptake has been slow. Given the nascent development of the solar irrigation sector in SSA, this paper combines a review of the peer-reviewed and grey literature with key informant interviews to identify systemic barriers to the adoption and growth of solar-powered irrigation. We identify uncovered risks, lack of incentives, and lack of capacity as the key factors limiting the adoption of solar-powered irrigation. Moreover, despite significant global cost reductions, solar-powered irrigation systems remain costly in SSA due to limited market development and geographical constraints. Lack of regulation and low investment in building local institutions and value chains further affect uptake and inhibit leveraging the energy transition for ensuring food security and agriculture-led poverty alleviation in SSA. We propose a move away from thinking of SIPs as “silver bullets” and towards a systems approach and the design of context-specific solutions to address risks, incentives and capacity challenges.
17 Balasubramanya, S.; Garrick, D.; Brozovic, N.; Ringler, C.; Zaveri, E.; Rodella, A.-S.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Schmitter, Petra; Durga, Neha; Kishore, A.; Minh, Thai Thi; Kafle, K.; Stifel, D.; Balasubramanya, S.; Chandra, A.; Hope, L. 2024. Risks from solar-powered groundwater irrigation. Science, 383(6680):256-258. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi9497]
Groundwater irrigation ; Solar powered irrigation systems ; Pumps ; Emission reduction ; Water use ; Carbon / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052565)
(1.39 MB)
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