SUN4Water
Training Material
In the years 2022-23, a couple of distance trainings (webinars) for advisors and consultants in the field of solar irrigation were implemented. The series of trainings covered the five most important expert-tools (in version 4) – up to 40 participants per session were trained with various methods and by different trainers. Find here the Curricula in Powerpoint for the six webinars:
Webinar I «Expert»
Introduction & Farm Analysis
Powerpoint
Participants get familiar with all components of the SPIS toolbox and know where to find them (Tools, Manual and Country Case Cards, E-Learning course, YouTube channel (Screencasts, Hands-on Videos…).
Participants learn about what is needed to complete the course successfully and how to get a certificate in the end: participation in discussions, homework between the sessions, presentation, and a final test.
Webinar II «Expert»
Water Requirement
Powerpoint
Participants know components of SPIS (through a BINGO game), know the approach of group-work in a virtual environment and are familiar with polls.
Participants are familiar with the Water Requirement Tool and know how to determine the water requirement of different crops at a certain site.
Webinar III «Expert»
Pump Sizing
Powerpoint
Participants know the characteristics of different types of pumps and how they work, emphasis on centrifugal pumps. They are familiar with the Pump Sizing Tool and how to use it to determine pump type and size.
Webinar IV «Expert»
Irrigation & Soil
Powerpoint
Webinar V «Expert»
Payback
Powerpoint
Participants are aware of the financial aspects of a SPIS and can compare life cycle costs for Diesel powered pumps, grid electricity pumps with solar powered pumps and determine the break-even point of the different approaches.
Participants are familiar with the Payback tool and know how to apply it.
Webinar VI «Expert»
SPIS-Training
Powerpoint
Participants know about opportunities and challenges in implementing solar powered irrigation. They are aware of the success factors and know what can be learned from failures.
In a recording of a webinar meeting of February 5th, 2019, Mr. Ralph Steubing gives some information about the work of the company ICL which is specialized on the mining of fertilizer substances and (among others) the manufacturing of water-soluble fertilizer products, which can be integrated into an irrigation system. In the second part of the webinar, Mr. Steubing gives us some basic background information about soil chemistry. It is essential to know more about soil conditions and the demands of the crops in order to apply the correct fertilizer substances and the correct amount and thus not to waste money and to protect the environment!
In another recording of a interview of 31. January 2019, Mr. Boniface M Muthusi from Kenya is with us. He works at «Juhudi Kilimo», a microfinance institution as a Chief Credit & Risk Officer. He tells us a bit about his work in general, and what his criteria for granting a loan for financing Solar Powered Irrigation Systems to rural smallholder farmers are.
Between 2018 and 2022, various e-Learning courses «Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS)» took place to introduce the five most prominent SPIS-Excel tools (Version 4). The course was designed to give profound background information to advisors, service providers and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide broad hands-on guidance to end-users, policy-makers and financiers. Click to the image to proceed to the course which is available in English, French and Arabic. Username is: spis-toolbox | Password: pass
These Screencasts explain the use of five selected Excel-Tools provided by GIZ and FAO. The screencasts refer to the outdated version 4 of the sheets – however, some of the explanations might be quite useful!