Optimising the water we eat—rethinking policy to enhance productive and sustainable use of water in agri-food systems across scales

S Uhlenbrook, W Yu, P Schmitter… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Sustainable and resilient food systems depend on sustainable and resilient water
management. Resilience is characterised by overlapping decision spaces and scales and …

Water-energy-food nexus in India: A critical review

N Kholod, M Evans, Z Khan, M Hejazi… - Energy and Climate …, 2021 - Elsevier
India is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. With the rapidly increasing
population and growing energy demand, the country is already facing challenges in the …

Solar pumps and South Asia's energy-groundwater nexus: exploring implications and reimagining its future

T Shah, A Rajan, GP Rai, S Verma… - Environmental Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
South Asia's groundwater economy stands at the threshold of a revolution in adoption of
solar irrigation pumps (SIPs). This has potential to unlock the region's perverse energy …

The impact of solar water pumps on energy-water-food nexus: Evidence from Rajasthan, India

E Gupta - Energy Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper seeks to identify the causal impact of solar water pumps on the consumption of
water, electricity and diesel as well as the gross cropped area under fruits and vegetables …

[HTML][HTML] Solar for all: A framework to deliver inclusive and environmentally sustainable solar irrigation for smallholder agriculture

N Lefore, A Closas, P Schmitter - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide, off-grid solar photovoltaic irrigation is currently being developed with the
expectation that it will help secure water access to increase food production, reduce fuel …

Solar energy farming as a development innovation for vulnerable water basins

M Al-Saidi, N Lahham - Development in Practice, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In vulnerable water basins, unregulated access to solar energy and groundwater can
threaten water security through increased abstractions. Public and development agencies …

Irrigation Technology Interventions as Potential Options to Improve Water Security in India and Africa: A Comparative Review

J Angom, PK Viswanathan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water is an essential resource for the realization of the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable
Development Goals. The increasing global food insecurity, hunger, human population, and …

Enabling policy environment for water, food and energy security

J Beekma, J Bird, AN Mersha, S Reinhard… - Irrigation and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The complexity of water, food and energy security is analysed from the perspectives of (i)
water and food and (ii) water and energy and their interconnectivity and focuses ultimately …

Harnessing the sun for an evergreen revolution: a study of solar-powered irrigation in Bihar, India

A Kishore, PK Joshi, D Pandey - Water International, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In 2012, the government of Bihar revived 34 non-functioning public tubewells using solar
panels. The performance of 16 of these wells over 12 months was tracked and analyzed …

Technical paradigms in electricity supply for irrigation pumps: Case of Maharashtra, India

PJ Jadhav, N Sawant, AM Panicker - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaics are being promoted in various parts of the developing world for irrigation
pumps as a clean energy source, for use in remote areas, to provide livelihood generation …