With sincere efforts, the government will introduce solar irrigation by reducing number of diesel irrigation pumps in the agriculture sector. “There are about 1.2 million diesel irrigation pumps in ...

Only last year, farmers from the border village of Haibatpur in Jhenaidah had to spend Tk2,000 for irrigating each bigha – one-third of an acre – of land with conventional diesel or electric water ...

A survey conducted in South Kamrup shows that the use of small water pumps for irrigation in areas where groundwater is abundant can result in significant increases in earnings for smallholder and ...

Introducing solar irrigation pump (SIP) systems will gradually enable Bangladesh to cut consumption of diesel fuel by 10 lakh tonnes annually, according to a proposed road map by the Asian Development ...

Submersible pumps in the 0.5–30 HP range dominate the market due to their ability to operate below the water surface, deliver ...

Solar-powered irrigation is gaining popularity among farmers because of uninterrupted water supply and cost advantage over diesel-based pumps, said industry operators. Since 2012, 358 solar-based ...