MoWIE Launched a New Agricultural Productive Use Project Called DREAMIn Partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, African Development Bank and the Agricultural Transformation Energy, The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) has launched a new agricultural productive use focused project named Decentralized Renewable Energy-Agriculture Modalities (DREAM).
The DREAM project is expected to transform household farmer-based Agricultural Commercial Clusters (ACCs) by providing reliable and affordable solar mini-grid power to enable large-scale irrigation farming throughout the year.
Compared to current diesel generator-based irrigation solutions, on average the DREAM pilot project is expected to substantially increase farmer productivity by 91%, farm production by 86%, and farmer income by 80%.
(Hizkyas Dufera, Senior Energy Advisor at MoWIE)
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