Mitigation and beyond: Multiple co-benefits of solar irrigation in Bangladesh

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dc.creatorMitra, Archisman
dc.creatorBuisson, Marie-Charlotte
dc.creatorOsmani, Zahid
dc.creatorHabib, Ahasan
dc.creatorHossain, Mofazzal
dc.creatorSiddiqui, Md. Belal
dc.creatorMukherji, Aditi
dc.date2022-12-01
dc.date2022-12-14T11:58:56Z
dc.date2022-12-14T11:58:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:34Z
dc.descriptionIrrigation in Bangladesh depends primarily on imported diesel. The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has started investing in solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) to replace diesel pumps in off-grid areas. The objective is to achieve energy security and reduce agriculture's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Results from a representative survey of farmers in the command areas of the SIPs installed by the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) show that beyond effectively achieving the primary objective of reducing the use of diesel (mitigation), these pumps also provide other significant benefits to the farmers. The study found that these SIPs reduce farmers' cost of irrigation by 20% to 30% compared to diesel irrigation pumps, offer them access to less labor-intensive, time-saving irrigation services, and support their needs for supplementary irrigation in case of delayed monsoons.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125987
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/161961
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMitra, Archisman; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Osmani, Zahid; Habib, Ahasan; Hossain, Mofazzal; Siddiqui, Md. Belal; Mukherji, Aditi. 2022. Mitigation and beyond: Multiple co-benefits of solar irrigation in Bangladesh. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p. (Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience [SoLAR] Issue Brief Series 2)
dc.subjectsolar
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectdiesel oil
dc.subjectgreenhouse gases
dc.subjectmitigation
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.titleMitigation and beyond: Multiple co-benefits of solar irrigation in Bangladesh
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