In 2007, 22-year-old P. Ramesh’s groundnut farm was losing money. As was the norm in most of India , Ramesh was using a cocktail of pesticides and fertilizers across his 2.4 hectares in the Anantapur district of southern India. In this desert-like area, which gets less than 600 millimeters of rainfall most years, farming is a challenge.
If all farmers like Parmar shifted to solar, India’s carbon emissions, which are 2.88 billion metric tons per year, could. So far, the country has about 250,000 solar irrigation pumps out of an estimated 20 million to 25 million total groundwater pumps. India’s farmers are already deeply feeling the effects of climate change, coping with dry spells, erratic rainfall and increasingly frequent heat waves and tropical cyclones. “When we talk about climate-smart agriculture, we are largely talking about how it has reduced emissions,” says Indu Murthy, sector head for climate, environment and sustainability at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, a think tank in Bengaluru.
Regenerative agriculture is a relatively inexpensive way to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, as compared with other solutions. Growing rice, especially lowland rice, which is grown on flooded land, requires a lot of water. On average it takes about 1,432 liters of water to produce one kilogram of rice, according to the International Rice Research Institute. The organization says that irrigated rice receives an estimated 34 to 43 percent of the world’s total irrigation water. India is the largest extractor of groundwater in the world, accounting for 25 percent of global extraction.
This aerial image shows solar panels installed among crops to power groundwater pumps and offer a new income source for farmers in western India’s Dhundi village.Parmar has learned to maintain and fix the panels and the pumps himself. Neighboring villages now ask for his help when they want to set up solar-powered pumps or need pump repairs. “I am happy that others are also following our lead. Honestly, I feel quite proud that they call me to help them with their solar pump systems.
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Years ago it was suggested that Africa had solar water pumps so as sea water could be bought in to desert areas to make rain, via canals
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It shouldn't be farmers from second world countries cutting their carbon footprint. A lot of respect to them but it's ridiculous that they have to bear the consequences of big corps and society while also cleaning after them.
Also, India generates almost 40% of its electricity through clean energy ( solar, hydro, wind ). Also the work is going on to increase them to 60-70 within the next 10-15 years !
Very interesting. Still, heat and out of control fires will be challenging.
His words precisely 🤭🤣🤣🤣
dont tell that to sri lanka (next to india). they're having country wide food riots this moment, as famine kicks in cause crops are ruined thanks to china sending contaminated fertilizer
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Ordinary people better step it up because all the bombs, missiles and weaponry the U.S. is sending to Ukraine will probably cancel that out
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