sahara Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:37:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar-Powered Irrigation System Increases Vegetable Production Up to 500% in Sub-Saharan Villages https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sahara-solar-irrigation-20100110/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sahara-solar-irrigation-20100110/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:37:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6114 A recent study made by Jennifer Burney from Stanford University, shows hope for the next generations: it seems that solar-power irrigation systems have significantly enhanced the living standards of sub-Saharan Africa villagers.

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