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View all search resultsC. Java farmers start using solar-powered water pumps
The use of solar-powered water pumps allow farmers to reduce diesel fuel consumption and thus their production costs in the use of water for their rice fields.
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A farmer walks into a solar-powered water pump station on Aug. 22 in Tengengwetan village, Pekalongan, Central Java. Solar-powered water pumps allow farmers to reduce diesel fuel consumption and thus their production cost. (Courtesy of Central Java provincial administration/-)
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The Jakarta Post/
Three farmers appear radiant with smiles as water is seen gushing from a solar-powered water pump in Siwalan district's Tengengwetan village, in Pekalongan regency, Central Java, on Aug. 22.
“Now we can water our rice field by pumping water from the Sragi River using a solar-powered water pump,” Muhammad Chirom from the Kendayan Farmers’ Group told The Jakarta Post.
“With this pump, we no longer need to purchase diesel fuel to operate a water pump. We only need to use diesel in the evening.”
That means 20 hectares of rice fields in the village can now receive water despite the long dry season, with water pumped from the Sragi River used to water the agriculture irrigation channel.
