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| Title | Solar pumps for irrigation |
| Group | Water Resources Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Harm Boesveld; Saskia van der Kooij |
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| Contact info | harm.boesveld@wur.nl; saskia.vanderkooij@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2020/01/01 |
| End date | 2022/01/31 |
| Description | Country: online // world-wide
Host institute: Practica Foundation Period: open Problem context Solar pumps are increasingly seen as a solution to provide smallholders with sufficient irrigation water without the burden of high energy costs or the necessity of building energy infrastructures. Providing farmers access to groundwater would be beneficial in many agricultural settings to increase food security, and solar energy is a sustainable alternative to diesel or electricity. The host organization PRACTICA Foundation is a non-profit consultancy organization with the mission to strengthen the skills and tools in low and middle-income countries in the areas of rural water supply, irrigation, groundwater development, and sanitation. They have a long track record in solar pumping. Research Objective/Question While we see high expectations of solar pumps in policy literature (for example from the FAO, World Bank, or national countries), we see limited evidence from practice, showing how solar pumps work for smallholders. Who are the actors in the field of solar pump introduction? Who are contributing to the powerful image of solar pumps as a solution to grand challenges, and who are (expected to be) the actors making this happen in practice? What is expected from the student (type of research) The student is expected to develop his/her own research ideas around the topic, facilitated by the supervisors. Depending on the final research question: online desk study, skype interviews, policy review, etc. |
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| Requirements | MIL student |