Strengthening Uganda’s solar pump subsidy program: Key challenges and solutions

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeNEXUS Gainsen_US
cg.coverage.countryUgandaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierEdward Kato: 0000-0001-8159-1057en_US
cg.creator.identifierClaudia Ringler: 0000-0002-8266-0488en_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Natural Resources and Resilience Uniten_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.ifpri.org/blog/strengthening-ugandas-solar-pump-subsidy-program-key-challenges-and-solutions/en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
dc.contributor.authorKato, Edwarden_US
dc.contributor.authorRingler, Claudiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKiguli, Geoffreyen_US
dc.contributor.authorSentumbwe, Georgeen_US
dc.contributor.authorTiishekwa, Dennisen_US
dc.contributor.authorNsereko, Abdulen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlinaitwe, Jenniferen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-28T15:43:44Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-28T15:43:44Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/170242en_US
dc.titleStrengthening Uganda’s solar pump subsidy program: Key challenges and solutionsen_US
dcterms.abstractDespite rapidly increasing impacts of climate change, the adoption of irrigation technologies in Uganda remains limited, with no more than 2% of Ugandan farms irrigating any of their plots. To accelerate commercialization of agriculture and enhance the climate resilience of the country’s agri-food systems, the government of Uganda—through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, and with assistance from the World Bank—is implementing a subsidy program to help Ugandan farmers acquire solar pumps for small-scale irrigation. Emerging research suggests that solar-powered irrigation, through removing variable costs for petrol or diesel, might result in unsustainable groundwater extraction. However, there is no evidence of this occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. Similarly, while studies indicate that women farmers can substantially benefit and often prefer solar-powered irrigation technologies, it remains unclear if they benefit equitably from subsidy programs supporting such technologies. A further question is if the subsidy program is a viable business model to reach smallholder farmers, who face a host of constraints to accessing advanced irrigation technologies in the region. To better understand how these issues play out in Uganda, IFPRI, with support from the CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains, is conducting a survey targeting both beneficiaries of the subsidy program and farmers who expressed interest in it but are either still waiting for it or have decided not to pursue the opportunity further.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKato, Edward; Ringler, Claudia; Kiguli, Geoffrey; Sentumbwe, George; Tiishekwa, Dennis; Nsereko, Abdul; and Alinaitwe, Jennifer. 2024. Strengthening Uganda’s solar pump subsidy program: Key challenges and solutions. IFPRI Blog. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/strengthening-ugandas-solar-pump-subsidy-program-key-challenges-and-solutions/en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12-27en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation technologyen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen_US
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systemsen_US
dcterms.typeBlog Posten_US

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