{"id":21526,"date":"2024-12-06T09:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=21526"},"modified":"2024-12-06T09:52:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:52:50","slug":"southern-ethiopia-embraces-solar-powered-pumping-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/12\/06\/southern-ethiopia-embraces-solar-powered-pumping-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Ethiopia embraces solar powered pumping systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>750 farmers including women in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/07\/17\/the-ethiopia-coffee-sector-triumphs-with-20-rise-in-exports\/\"><u>coffee-rich<\/u><\/a>\u00a0Sidama Zone of southern Ethiopia have received solar powered pumping systems, courtesy of an international initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The allocations to farmers in Dore Bafana Kebele and Hawassa Zuria Woreda demarcations in Sidama feature 145 kilowatt solar pumps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supervising the handover, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/ethiopia\/news\/solar-powered-pump-system-boost-irrigation-farming-communities\"><u>United Nations Development Fund<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(UNDP)\u2019s representatives behind the project cited substantial emission cuts. Apparently, the China government-funded project will cut annual carbon emissions by 329.115 tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides, the pumping systems will have tangible benefits on farmers who will irrigate around 150 hectares with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beneficiaries hope to use the equipment to upscale their farming and grow crops they have been neglecting due to technological limitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the system, farmers will cut their power bills with savings of around 312,440 kilowatts annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project complements an existing quintet of renewable energy projects by the Sidama Regional State, worth&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esi-africa.com\/renewable-energy\/solar\/solar-power-boosts-farming-and-agriculture-in-ethiopia\/\"><u>1.3 billion birrs&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>($10.06 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidama\u2019s regional government has a strong commitment towards off-grid energy projects, particularly solar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-scope\"><strong>International Scope<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This most recent international initiative pits the government of China, UNDP, Ethiopia\u2019s Ministry of Water and the regional state administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China has contributed to the funding of the program as a part of its development vision for its allies in developing countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one, Mr. Yang Yihang of the Chinese Embassy in Addis Ababa remarked how the project links clean energy with agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-water-to-southern-crops\"><strong>Water to Southern Crops<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The project\u2019s international outlook will have its proper impact on the ground by upgrading irrigation of key crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some water-thirsty crops that will benefit include enset&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/plants\/musaceae\/ensete-ventricosum\/\"><u>(<\/u><em><u><em>E. ventricosum<\/em><\/u><\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>&nbsp;or \u201cfalse banana, which flourishes in southern Ethiopia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world-renowned \u201cSidama coffee,\u201dwill also enjoy better saturation as it grows on an occasionally water-scarce area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another major crop with high water needs is khat, which many family growers combine with maize and coffee, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Area-share-of-major-crops-in-different-homegarden-types-of-Sidama_tbl4_225380687\"><u>&nbsp;research<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such describes a partnership that seeks to change &nbsp;livelihoods in a farming region with a rich agricultural tradition. For more on this region\u2019s agriculture in general, read on the statistics section below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-southern-ethiopia-agriculture-statistics\"><strong>Southern Ethiopia Agriculture Statistics<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sidama Zone is synonymous with southern Ethiopia as it the region\u2019s major agricultural basket. Besides being populous with<a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/ethiopia\/ethiopia-uncertain-food-security-situation-farmers-sidama-zone-due-lack-access-farm\"><u>&nbsp;2.5 million<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;people as of 2000, it boasts over 721,000 hectares of farmland, as of 2002. Its diverse climate and agricultural landscape of 20% lowlands, 48% midlands and 32% highlands facilitates the cultivation of diverse crops. Maize and teff are the main grains of the lowlands while enset and coffee occupy the highlands. Other crops such as barley, wheat, beans, khat and livestock occupy the rest of the landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How valuable is coffee production in Sidama<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the rest of Ethiopia, coffee is the most lucrative crop apart from specialty crops like khat. These cherry beans contribute roughly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ethiopia-sustainability.enveritas.org\/en\/?view=intro&amp;indicator=primary_income&amp;nestedIndicator=coffee_farming&amp;compare=null&amp;select=grp_a&amp;lat=7.123459743322115&amp;lng=38.710333924867086&amp;zoom=6.475791550059413\"><u>45%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"#abstract\"><u>55%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;of a smallholder farmer\u2019s yearly income.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What portion of&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>national&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>coffee production does Sidama enjoy<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the whole of Ethiopia produced 496,200 tonnes, as of 2022, Sidama produced\u00a0<a href=\"#abstract\"><u>50,433.47 tonnes<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of coffee ( 2018 data). Overall, the southern region where Sidama belongs produces 30% of Ethiopia\u2019s coffee per year. In coffee acreage, Sidama had 73,030.04 hectares versus a national area of 764,863 hectatres in the 2018\/19 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>750 farmers including women in the\u00a0coffee-rich\u00a0Sidama Zone of southern Ethiopia have received solar powered pumping systems, courtesy of an international initiative. The allocations to farmers in Dore Bafana Kebele and Hawassa Zuria Woreda demarcations in Sidama feature 145 kilowatt solar pumps.&nbsp; Supervising the handover, the\u00a0United Nations Development Fund\u00a0(UNDP)\u2019s representatives behind the project cited substantial emission&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.3 (Yoast SEO v20.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Southern Ethiopia embraces solar powered pumping systems - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/12\/06\/southern-ethiopia-embraces-solar-powered-pumping-systems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Southern Ethiopia embraces solar powered pumping systems - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"750 farmers including women in the\u00a0coffee-rich\u00a0Sidama Zone of southern Ethiopia have received solar powered pumping systems, courtesy of an international initiative. 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