IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Agricultural Bank of Egypt (ABE) have partnered to help Egyptian farmers access financing to purchase solar irrigation systems, reduce their dependence on diesel-powered generators and boost their productivity
Water & Irrigation
DJI introduces AGRAS T20 drone for precision agriculture spraying
Drone and camera technology company DJI has launched an agriculture drone, the DJI AGRAS T20
Water project boosts yields as farmers grapple with climate extremes in Mozambique
The African Development Bank (AfDB)- funded water project in Mozambique has provided irrigation kits, constructed boreholes, small dams and water troughs that increased access to water for people and cattle and helped boost farmers’ yields, benefitting around 60,000 people
Saturas and Kerlink collaborate for automated irrigation control system
Saturas Ltd, Israeli startup and the developer of a breakthrough stem-water measurement system for smart farming, has announced that the IoT specialist Kerlink will provide Saturas with LoRa-based sensors for automated irrigation control system
AfDB approves US$21.783mn to scale up solar-powered irrigation in Sudan
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states
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