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Solar-Powered Irrigation Boost Incomes in Benin

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Posted by: News Desk on January 7, 2010 Under: Benin, Business & Technology, News Snips, Science



Solar-powered drip irrigation systems significantly enhance household incomes and nutritional intake of villagers in arid sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new Stanford University study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The two-year study found that solar-powered pumps installed in remote villages in the West African nation of Benin were a cost-effective way of delivering much-needed irrigation water, particularly during the long dry season.

Read more, “Solar-Powered Irrigation Significantly Improves Diet and Income in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa”, on  ScienceDaily.

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  1. Omotaylor | Jan 7, 2010 | Reply

    Please send the Nigerian leaders to Republic of Benin to master the act of making things work rather than pilfering all the money meant for infrastructure. Please send them without any estacode pay (abi how den they spell am). Still surprised that up to now, Nigeria hasnt thought of embracing Solar Power and Windmill technology on a full scale basis. But no, that may mean losing all monies voted for power and made to go “whiff” wham.

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