Solar powered drip irrigation: Lessons learned from an impact evaluation in Yemen

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorJovanovic, Nina
dc.creatorDarwish, Maram
dc.creatorKurdi, Sikandra
dc.creatorYamauchi, Futoshi
dc.date2025-12-31
dc.date2026-01-02T21:28:11Z
dc.date2026-01-02T21:28:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:35:19Z
dc.descriptionThis policy note summarizes findings from a clustered randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in eastern Yemen to assess the impacts of subsidized solar powered drip irrigation systems on smallholder farmers’ production decisions and household food security. The study provides causal evidence on how subsidizing solar drip irrigation for smallholders affects crop choice, market engagement, and welfare outcomes in a fragile, water-scarce context. The intervention led to a significant shift in cropping patterns, with treated farmers becoming less likely to cultivate cereals and more likely to grow higher-value horticultural crops. Treated households also sold a greater share of their harvest in markets during the first season following installation, suggesting increased commercialization. However, the study did not detect significant short-term impacts on household food security, indicating that production changes did not immediately translate into improved consumption outcomes.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/179369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/108692
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/179397
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJovanovic, Nina; Darwish, Maram; Kurdi, Sikandra; and Yamauchi, Futoshi. 2025. Solar powered drip irrigation: Lessons learned from an impact evaluation in Yemen. MENA Policy Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179369
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectsolar energy
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectevaluation
dc.subjectsolar powered irrigation systems
dc.subjecttrickle irrigation
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.titleSolar powered drip irrigation: Lessons learned from an impact evaluation in Yemen
dc.typeBrief

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI)