AUTHOR=Sunny Faruque As , Islam Mohammad Ariful , Karimanzira Taonarufaro Tinaye Pemberai , Lan Juping , Rahman Md Sadique , Zuhui Huang 

TITLE=Adoption impact of solar based irrigation facility by water-scarce northwestern areas farmers in Bangladesh: Evidence from panel data analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1101404

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2022.1101404

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=Fossil fuel and electricity based irrigation practices contribute to greenhouse gases and add substantial costs to water access. Solar-powered irrigation is spreading globally, notably in developing countries, as a solution to the rising energy and climate concerns related to agriculture. This policy perspective devoted to examining the impact of the solar irrigation facilities (SIF) adoption on irrigation cost and return on investment (ROI) based on panel studies data for the period 2015–2021 seeks to contribute to the efforts to propel solar irrigation toward delivering on the myriad of promises. The propensity score matching with the difference-in-difference (PSM-DID) method was employed to address the bias concern, and the time and panel fixed effect DID and doubly robust DID model for robustness check. The result reveals SIF adoption is economically beneficial for farmers. The findings urge further research and analysis on evidence-based best practices on solar irrigation solutions at the farm to ensure that this revolutionary irrigation technology does not deplete natural resources.