India and Sweden Collaborate on Solar-Powered Smart Farm for Small-Hold Farmer

On World Environment Day India, and Sweden joined hands to unveil the most unique ‘Smart Farm’ to promote sustainable approaches toward the food production system. Small farm holders play a significant role and major contribution has been performed by them. To prevent them from mass hunger, and difficult access to resources and to improve their livelihood India and Sweden have together collaborated to provide them with a better future.

The modern farming technique will help farmers to utilize less water with the help of solar energy while growing their food efficiently. It would effectively tackle the pressing challenges of excessive water usage in irrigation and decrease reliance on fossil fuels, leading to enhanced production levels. The launch of the Smart Farm initiative took place as part of a bilateral energy and environment Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Sweden.

Charge d’ Affaires at the Embassy of Sweden and the Head of Section for Trade, Economic and Cultural Affairs emphasized upon challenges of water scarcity and highlighted the frequent changes in global temperature that has created a positive impact on fields and the environment.

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Smart Farm facility located at (NISE) National Institute of Solar Energy utilizes Spowdi’s innovative technology, it’s a green engineering company that entered the market in 2019. The technology uses advanced techniques that use mobile and they can efficiently work during high temperatures, in muddy water, and tough conditions too.

The technology namely Spowdi Mobile Pro MKII as tested by NISE operated under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is a prestigious institute that assesses the performance and capabilities of technologies like drip irrigating a 400 sq . meter land area with optimal pressure and precise temperature. The system combines a mobile and a compact 150–watt solar panel.

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Jai Prakash Singh, Deputy Director-General of NISE (MNRE), Govt. of India told “ Solar based micro irrigation Farm in collaboration with NISE highlights the solution towards challenges of watering farmland. The application of advanced techniques will help farmers to learn, promote awareness, and will be a valuable learning resource for institutions."

Henrik Johansson, CEO of Spowdi told that smart farming technology will be an asset for small-holding farmers, it will empower women and increase both productivity and profitability. This cutting-edge system has the remarkable potential to conserve up to 80% of water resources. Not only does it enable small-scale farmers to optimize their yields and diversify their crops on their existing cultivated land, but it also plays a crucial role in mitigating water scarcity concerns by significantly reducing water consumption.

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