CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — If only our groundwater sources could breathe a sigh of relief, they would.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — If only our groundwater sources could breathe a sigh of relief, they would.
This is because the heavy load of excessive groundwater extraction may soon be lessened as the Department of Agriculture (DA) has started its solar-powered irrigation projects in different areas of the country, harnessing both surface water sources and solar energy, and at the same time offsetting the use of harmful fossil fuels and the need to extract water from underground water sources.
A pet initiative of the Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, the program draws inspiration from solar powered systems used by farmers in other countries.
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