Accelerating Farmers Move on the Irrigation Ladder Understanding the Potential of Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nigeria

Olufolahan O. Osunmuyiwa; Olalekan S. Sakariyawo; Andrew D. Peacock

doi:10.1201/9781003306214-4

Accelerating Farmers Move on the Irrigation Ladder Understanding the Potential of Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nigeria

Olufolahan O. Osunmuyiwa^*, Olalekan S. Sakariyawo, Andrew D. Peacock

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Imagine you are a smallholder vegetable or rice farmer living in a rural area in a lowmiddle-income country. It has been three months since the government’s restrictions on movement. You are unable to visit the farm for work and you do not have an irrigation system installed. Instead, you rely on rainwater to provide irrigation to your crops. However, rainfall has been inconsistent. The lockdown is over, and you have little to nothing to harvest. Like the above scenario, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a huge debate on the vulnerabilities and uncertainties around global and local food systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Economic Trends and Sustainable Environmental Assessment
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	37-56
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003306214
ISBN (Print)	9781032306759
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003306214-4
Publication status	Published - 2024

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General Business,Management and Accounting
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science
General Engineering

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