Momentum for Change Podcast
May 5, 2017 2:10 am
A twice-monthly podcast profiling positive, transformative climate action stories from across the globe. In Benin, a long dry season makes it almost impossible for women farmers to grow food. For six months of the year, there is little rainfall and the land is parched. For years, women farmers and their families were trapped in a cycle of poverty and poor health.
But thanks to an innovative project developed by the Solar Electric Light Fund, year-round food production is now possible in Benin’s remote villages.
The Fund’s Solar Market Garden project combines solar-powered pumps with drip-irrigation systems to provide a cheap and eco-friendly way to get water from nearby rivers and underground aquifers. This means farmers can now water crops year-round and produce reliable, healthy food.
To tell us more, we spoke to Bob Freling, the Executive Director of the Solar Electric Light Fund.
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