Solar-boosted irrigation brings greater yields and efficiency

Solar-boosted irrigation brings greater yields and efficiency

Eskom’s fallibility and rising costs have led many a farmer to consider drawing energy from the sun instead. But moving an irrigation farm entirely off the grid and onto solar energy can be a costly and challenging process. “The advertisements for solar energy make it seem like you can get off the grid just like that,” says Hannes Schutte, snapping his fingers. “But the reality is very different, and far more expensive. It also requires a rethin…