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Solar pump is a more environmental-friendly irrigation option for farmers in Bangladesh. Researchers have found that using solar pump for irrigation is more cost effective. Researchers have found that using solar pump for irrigation is more cost effective as well as less damaging for the environment. Moreover, this relies on renewable energy sources that make it more efficient. Against this backdrop, the objectives of the present study were to understand the profitability analysis of using solar pumps instead of the diesel-run pumps for irrigation and also to identify its determinants. The study collected primary data from four upazilas of Jhenaidah district, purposively selected as the study site. Data were collected from the respondents whose families are involved in agricultural activities. For the analysis of collected data, the study used cost-benefit analysis, while a logit regression analysis was also done for understanding the determinants of using solar energy for irrigation. It is found that the benefit-cost ratio for using solar pump for irrigation by the farmers is 0.277, which implies that the cost is more than the benefit if the households adopt solar pump instead of diesel pumps. On the other hand, the Logit regression analysis found that bigger household size, nearby water sources for irrigation, perceptions on improved production and higher current year yield significantly influence the usage of solar pumps for irrigation. On the contrary, if households were entitled to share irrigation facilities, they are less likely to use solar pumps for irrigation.
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Akter, T., & Bari, K. E. (2022). Understanding the Economics of Solar Powered Irrigation System in Bangladesh. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research, 3(10), 2013-2027. https://doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.03.10.15
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Kishore, A., Shah, T., & Tewari, N. P. (2014). Solar irrigation pumps: Farmers' experience and state policy in Rajasthan. Economic and Political Weekly, 55-62.
Kumar, V., Hundal, B. S., & Kaur, K. (2019). Exploring the Service Quality determinants of Solar Product Dealers. Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation, 15(1-2), 27-38.
Kumar, V., Syan, A. S., Kaur, A., & Hundal, B. S. (2020). Determinants of farmers’ decision to adopt solar powered pumps. International Journal of Energy Sector Management. National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(5), 1848–1853. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0909678107p. 24. penetration”, Solar Energy, Vol. 147 No. 1, pp. 83-98, available at: http://dx. doi.org/10.1016/products in Visakhapatnam, India”, World Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 49-68.programme, 2013.rural houses”, Solar Energy, Vol. 174 No. 1, pp. 45-54, doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.09.001
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Marzia, K. (2018). Key Factors of Solar Energy Progress in Bangladesh until 2017 (Doctoral dissertation, Kyushu University).
Pathania, A.K., Goyal, B. and Saini, J.R. (2017), “Diffusion of adoption of solar energy – a structural model analysis”, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 6 No. 2, doi: 10.1108/SASBE-11-2016-0033.
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Shah, T., & Kishore, A. (2012). Solar powered pump irrigation and India's groundwater economy. Water Policy Research Highlight, IWMI, 26.
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Verma, S. (2020). Solar pump cooperative supports climate-smart agriculture in Gujarat.
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