{"version":"1","article":{"id":"south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","slug":"south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom?lang=en","title":"Solar irrigation cuts diesel dependence at South Sudan’s Kuludom farm","summary":"A UNDP-reported example says solar pumps provided steadier water and removed the farm’s diesel costs; no national outcome data were reported.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-28","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"UNDP South Sudan","url":"https://www.undp.org/south-sudan/stories/how-solar-powered-irrigation-transforming-kuludom-farm","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-28"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-solar-irrigation-kuludom?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["A 28 September UNDP story says Kuludom Farm in Luri Payam, South Sudan, eliminated diesel costs for irrigation after adopting a solar-powered system and gained a more consistent water supply for its fields. The farm receives support through an agricultural solar energy project.","The system has helped farm workers continue planting and harvesting activities. UNDP and its partners aim to expand solar pumps to farmers, but this single farm example does not measure national productivity or output changes."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A UNDP-reported example says solar pumps provided steadier water and removed the farm’s diesel costs; no national outcome data were reported.\n\nA 28 September UNDP story says Kuludom Farm in Luri Payam, South Sudan, eliminated diesel costs for irrigation after adopting a solar-powered system and gained a more consistent water supply for its fields. The farm receives support through an agricultural solar energy project.\n\nThe system has helped farm workers continue planting and harvesting activities. UNDP and its partners aim to expand solar pumps to farmers, but this single farm example does not measure national productivity or output changes.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}