Does Solar-Powered Irrigation System Usage Increase the Technical Efficiency of Crop Production? New Insights from Rural Areas

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 18; p. 6641
• Main Authors: Ullah, Ihsan, Khan, Nawab, Dai, Yonghong, Hamza, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agriculture; Air pollution; Alternative energy sources; Analysis; Biogas; Corn; crop production; Crops; Developing countries; Economic growth; Efficiency; Electricity; Emissions; Energy industry; Energy minerals; Energy resources; Energy shortages; Farmers; Food; Fossil fuels; GDP; Greenhouse gases; Gross Domestic Product; Groundwater; Harvesting; Irrigation; Photovoltaic cells; Poverty; Power supply; Prices; Renewable resources; Rice; Solar energy; technical efficiency; Wheat; Wheat industry; China; Pakistan; South Asia

Fossil fuel and electricity-powered irrigation techniques boost the water availability expense and increase greenhouse gas emissions. Especially in developing countries, solar-powered irrigation is becoming more popular as a response to the growing energy and environmental issues associated with agr...