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• TITLE: Adoption of Solar Pumping Systems by Vegetable Farmers in Niayes Agro-Ecological Zone of Senegal: Adoption as a Sequential Process

  AUTHORS: Abou Abdoulaye Sow, Papa Yona Boubacar Mane, Mamma Sawaneh, Halidou Kafando

  KEYWORDS: Solar Pumping Systems, Adoption, Vegetable Cultivation, Niayes (Senegal)

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, Vol.12 No.9, September 12, 2024

  ABSTRACT: This article examines the determinants of the adoption of solar pumping systems (PV) by vegetable farmers in the Niayes area of Senegal. To measure the determinants, we used a sequential logit model to translate the adoption process from becoming aware of solar pumping systems to testing them, i.e. using them at least once, and then continuing to use them over time. The results show that the main variables affecting awareness of the use of solar pumping systems (PV) are age, marital status, experience, access to credit, the farmer’s knowledge of climate change, the farmer’s origin in the Thiès region and length of time in the Niayes area. The first use of PVs is influenced by factors such as the size of the plot, the distance of the plot from the main road or from the market. Finally, the decision to adopt or continue use is influenced by gender, experience, household size and access to credit. Surprisingly, access to credit does not affect the first use of solar pumping systems, but plays a key role in their continued use.