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DTSTART:20260818T183000Z
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URL:https://solar.iwmi.org/events/capacity-building-workshop-for-dae-exten
 sion-personnel-on-scaling-solar-irrigation-in-bangladesh/
SUMMARY:Capacity Building Workshop for DAE Extension Personnel on Scaling S
 olar Irrigation in Bangladesh
DESCRIPTION:Irrigation in Bangladesh relies heavily on diesel-powered groun
 dwater pumps. Solar irrigation pumping systems (SIPS) have expanded\, but 
 adoption is still held back by low farmer awareness\, weak financing linka
 ges\, and capacity gaps among DAE's frontline Sub-Assistant Agriculture Of
 ficers (SAAOs). The workshop was the first in-person session of a multi-ti
 er training program. It brought together 30 participants (9 women and 21 m
 en)\, including SAAOs\, agriculture engineers and NGO representatives from
  Rangpur\, Lalmonirhat\, and Kurigram districts.\n\nDAE's own agriculture 
 engineers and its project director (Solar) led the technical sessions. The
 y covered solar panel and pump types\, system selection and installation\,
  operation and maintenance\, irrigation system design\, water-saving techn
 ologies such as alternate wetting and drying (AWD)\, and inclusive solar i
 rrigation. Participants worked in six groups to identify local obstacles t
 o scaling up\, such as access to finance\, availability of technicians\, a
 nd farmer awareness. They also visited an operating solar irrigation site 
 in Kaunia Upazila and talked with farmers\, the landowner\, and the pump o
 perator. Evaluations before and after the training measured what participa
 nts learned.\n\nThis workshop report documents a two-day capacity-building
  event held from August 19–20\, 2026 at the Additional Director's Office
  of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Rangpur\, Bangladesh
 . The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) organized this works
 hop with DAE under the Solar Energy for Agricultural Resilience (SoLAR) Ph
 ase II project\, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperatio
 n (SDC).\n\nYou can read the full report here
CATEGORIES:Workshop
LOCATION:Rangpur\, Bangladesh\, \, Sri Lanka
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