SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 153 - 172
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Resources, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(2), С. 20 - 20
Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025
People, communities, and economies in small island developing states are extremely vulnerable to climate change, disasters, other crises. Renewable energy can play an important part building the resilience of these communities. Three case studies were conducted Fiji (i.e., a grid-connected secondary school with roof-top solar PV biogas, off-grid community home systems, farm that uses for irrigation) demonstrate how renewable initiatives build resilience. This study used framework, RETScreen tool, information gathered from key informants’ interviews, data sources conduct qualitative quantitative analyses. It found seven assets, i.e., human, social, cultural, financial, natural, built, political enhanced, leading increase absorptive, adaptive, transformative capacities Furthermore, current research shows human capital is one instruments adoption new innovative technologies. The results this be by decisionmakers promote implement similar technologies which not only provide clean electricity cooking change mitigation but also
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8
Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2024
Worldwide, the continuous advancement of off-grid solar photovoltaic irrigation seeks to improve water access, increase food production, and reduce carbon emissions energy costs associated with fuel usage. Consequently, this enhances human resilience climate change contributes improvement farmers’ income. This study investigates influence adoption on income, drawing insights from 1,080 growers in Pakistan. It uses logit model propensity score matching (PSM) address bias. Factors influencing including gender, education, decision-making autonomy, farm size, extension services, cooperative associations, access credit, risk perception, market distance, tube well availability, are identified. Findings reveal a positive correlation between increased crop farmer PSM analysis validates this, emphasizing need for government agricultural interventions enhance financial accessibility farmers facing mobility challenges. includes subsidies technology knowledge dissemination about digital technology. The advocates an accelerated foster development In resource-poor nations like Pakistan, crucial offset citizens challenges affording green energy. Addressing Pakistan’s crisis through promoting can amplify is imperative promote technology, particularly pumping, readily available credit facilities, given resource limitations small landholdings many
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Environment Development and Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2025
Abstract Efficient water management is crucial in modern agriculture, especially regions facing scarcity. Traditional irrigation systems often result wastage, which challenges sustainability goals. This paper presents a comprehensive review of novel Internet Things (IoT)-based smart system with rainfall prediction based on pollutant concentration designed to optimize usage through real-time environmental monitoring and promote sustainable agriculture the integration photovoltaic (PV) power. The system's components, including 160 Wp semi-crystalline PV panels, ESP8266 Wi-Fi module, Arduino Uno, Raspberry Pi, Partial Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) control methods, reversible pump, were selected literature review, establishing foundation for proposed system’s design. extensively covers previous PV-irrigation systems, their performance varied environments, cost–benefit analysis special reference Indian government subsidies solar adoption agriculture. In addition, various IoT-based communication technologies such as Wi-Fi, LoRa, Zigbee reviewed, ensuring that components represent most efficient secure combination field deployment. key novelty this methodology, focuses (PM10, PM2.5, SO₂, NO₂, CO, NH 3 , Cr Pb) rather than traditional aerosol size used studies. approach leverages unique characteristics chosen location, providing more accurate predictions rainfall, can be dynamically adjust schedules, reducing waste. Sample data levels weather conditions from area are provided demonstration. also reviews security concerns IoT highlighting potential vulnerabilities mitigation strategies ensure robust operation. By combining IoT, PV, predictive analytics, offers significant advantages energy management, MPPT controller maximizing efficiency. detailed flow diagram system, showcasing thorough survey. It examines portable PV-pumping recommending design effective use both small- medium-scale farms. provides technologies, significantly improve agricultural practices.
Язык: Английский
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Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 99 - 118
Опубликована: Апрель 4, 2025
South Asia, home to over one-third of the World's undernourished population, faces challenges in meeting Sustainable Development Goals reducing hunger. This food insecurity is highly susceptible rising prices, climate change, and armed conflicts. The determinants rate inflation Asia examine change traits impact on production safety, effect battle protection, correlates weight loss program variety household, district, nation degree for rural farm non-farm sectors Bangladesh. To deal with insecurity, strengthening protection nets, adopting measures that decorate agricultural manufacturing, diversification, productivity, improving physical infrastructure, emphasizing trade adaptation mitigation rules, addressing fundamental causes conflicts are crucial. Increased nearby cooperation among Asian economies Bangladesh wishes undertake a new policy destiny sustainability may want assist worries within area.
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Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25(1), С. 321 - 331
Опубликована: Дек. 12, 2023
This mini-review delved into the intricate interplay between agricultural practices and aquatic environments, highlighting global imperative to enhance water quality.Drawing insights from diverse sources, it underscored complex web linking management agriculture with health of ecosystems.The expansion intensification have led widespread fertilizer pesticide use, impacting quality groundwater, rivers, lakes, marine habitats.Large-scale irrigation systems, while vital for food security, inadvertently contributed land salinity issues.As activities intensify, they often alter ecosystems, affecting fauna overall ecosystem functioning.The sustainable use chemicals organic farming is paramount mitigating environmental ecological impacts.In context changes, adoption ecologically based strategies holds promise enhancing sustainability reducing off-site consequences.The emphasized that integrated resource management, advanced practices, rigorous regulation are essential tackling critical quantity challenges linked agriculture.
Язык: Английский
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Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(4), С. 1486 - 1486
Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025
Irrigation plays a crucial role in enhancing food production, increasing land productivity, and improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Solar pumps water harvesting ponds have emerged as promising technologies for sustainable agriculture smallholders SSA beyond. The socio-economic impacts these systems are less studied existing literature. This study examined agricultural productivity solar pump irrigation their on income security among Central Rift Valley, Lake Hawassa, Upper Awash sub-basin areas Ethiopia. Data were collected from 161 farming households that selected randomly woredas where pond had been implemented. sample size was determined using power calculation method. Bio-physical observation measurements also conducted at field levels. benefit–cost ratio (BCR) net value (NWV) use irrigations analyzed to assess viability systems. household consumption score (HFCS) dietary diversity (HDDS) calculated measure security, while revenue crop production used income. An endogenous switching regression model applied address endogeneity nature adoption technologies. counterfactual analysis, specifically Average Treatment Effect Treated (ATT), evaluate security. Results indicate ATT income, HFCS, HDDS positive statistically significant, illustrating farmers’ welfare. Moreover, found be economically viable few crops, with BCR greater than 1.0 an NWV ranging 0.21 1.53 USD/m³. It bundling leads enhanced outputs scale-up demand addressing technical financial constraints, well input output market challenges.
Язык: Английский
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Agriculture, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(5), С. 554 - 554
Опубликована: Март 5, 2025
The agricultural sector faces challenges such as water scarcity, energy inefficiency, and declining productivity, particularly in arid regions. Traditional irrigation methods contribute to resource depletion environmental impacts. Solar-powered smart systems integrate precision with renewable energy, improving use productivity. In Pakistan, where agriculture contributes 19% of gross domestic product employs 40% the workforce, these are severe, especially water-scarce areas like Cholistan Desert. This study examines impact solar-powered on conservation, efficiency Using a quantitative cross-sectional design, data were collected from 384 farmers via structured questionnaires. Statistical analyses, including multiple linear regression, paired sample t-tests, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), conducted. Findings show significant improvements crop yield (from 3.0 4.8 tons/hectare) reductions consumption. Regression analysis highlighted strong positive effects efficiency, while SEM confirmed reduced operational costs. concludes that enhances conserves resources, promotes sustainability. Policymakers should provide financial incentives, invest infrastructure, implement training programs support adoption. Collaborative efforts essential for sustainable
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Deleted Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 4(02)
Опубликована: Май 17, 2024
This study explores the incorporation of solar energy and project management in sustainable agriculture Baluchistan, Pakistan. A 10-acre farm with a solar-powered water reservoir supports up to 10 irrigation sets, illustrating tactical synthesis reserve environmental stewardship. The economic scrutiny confirmations that agronomy onions, potatoes, spinach on this might harvest profit oscillating from 1.537 1.62 million Rupees, breakeven point valued at 1.76 years. model serves as beacon for profitable, eco-friendly agronomic practices, leveraging power overwhelmed insufficiency challenges. Despite global dependence fossil fuels, energy's interest has been regular, expressly agriculture. findings reveal stark variance practicality across diverse sectors due Pakistan's inconsistent national grid. research underlines critical need particular harness full latent set usual future activities lucrative ecologically cognizant agronomy.
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8
Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2024
Persistent electricity shortages in Pakistan, causing prolonged grid power load shedding, have adversely impacted various sectors, notably agriculture and the livelihoods of rural farmers. Literature suggests that adopting photovoltaic solar energy can mitigate these issues. This research aims to measure impact on technical efficiency food productivity Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, applying data from 580 respondents. Addressing self-selective bias through ESR stochastic frontier production function model is utilized assess efficiency. The findings this study reveal farmers using experience a significant improvement efficiency, with 15.8 percent them achieving 7.643 increase, after accounting for self-selection bias. Furthermore, positive effects are more pronounced among larger farms those greater farming experience. underscores importance evidence-based approaches implementing solutions, highlighting their potential foster sustainability equitable development at grassroots level. culminates policy recommendations underscore promoting use improve security increase agricultural productivity.
Язык: Английский
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Energies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(23), С. 5984 - 5984
Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024
This paper discusses how integrating renewable energy, AI, and IoT becomes important in promoting climate-smart agriculture. Due to the changing climate, rise energy costs, ensuring food security, agriculture faces unprecedented challenges; therefore, development toward innovative technologies is emerging for its sustainability efficiency. review synthesizes existing literature systematically identify AI could optimize resource management, increase productivity, reduce greenhouse gas emissions within an agricultural context. Key findings pointed importance of managing resources sustainably, scalability technologies, and, finally, policy interventions ensure technology adoption. The further outlines trends global adoption smart solutions, indicating areas commonality difference emphasizing need focused policies capacity-building initiatives that will help, particularly developing world, benefits such innovations. Eventually, this research covers some gaps understanding IoT, jointly contribute driving towards a greener more resilient sector.
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