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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.