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1. Examples of innovative pilotprojects in rural communities and
periurban areas in
Mali and Haiti
Proposals to increase and extend them sustainably
by F.Wirz, Wirz Solar Gmbh, Sissach, Switzerland
Solar waterpumping for drinkingwater Solar watertreatment
and foodproduction for drinkingwater
MALI MALI
HAITI
Foto Wirz Solar Gmbh 2009
Foto Trunz Watersystems 2010
Foto Wirz Solar Gmbh 2009

2. Project Vegetableproduction with „green packages“
for small farmers and women‘s associations in the periurban area of Bamako
MALI
F. Wirz, Wirz Solar Gmbh, Sissach, Switzerland
Dr. Roger Michel, ERA Expériences Rurales Alternatives, Geneva, Switzerland
Installation a solarpump system combined with a
Djénné: womens association of vegetable growers, 2 Ha,
dripirrigation system in Torokoro, Central Mali 2010
146 members, solarpump pumps 25m3/d , 2010 Foto
Foto FW
FW
„Green packages“ help small farmers to produce more food with less costs. The two types of
„green packages“are a combination of :
1) Solar waterpumping systems (Type 1 subm.pumps, Type 2 solar motor for handpumps) (CC) comb.
2) Dripirrigation* and/or by hand to use precious water more sustainably (CC)
3) Organic agriculture to produce more vegetables with less external input (fuel, chem.fertilizers) (CC)
4) Organic agriculture to increase soilfertility and carbonstorage (CC)
5) planning, trainings, monitoring, marketing
Green package „light“ gpl: 1+2+5 solarpump + dripirrigation/handirr. + 5
Full „green package“ fgp: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 gpl + organic agriculture + 5

3. History : 2009 – 2011 Mali Solarpump Pilotproject
15 „green package light“ perimeters already exist in Mali (13) and in Burkina Faso (2) >> more infos on the
Wirz Solar Gmbh/Solsuisse Mali Solarpump Pilotproject 2009 – 11, supported by Swiss government, at
www.repic.ch (Swiss platform for Renewable Energies Promotion in International Cooperation)
Visit of a FAO delegation at the solarpump demosite With this mobile pumpunit (inv 5400 U$) the womens Solarpumping in combi- Water is better life… improved livelihood
of the malian Ministry of agriculture MAG (PCDA association with 122 members in Dona (near the city nation with dripirrigation less poverty with solar energy (less pro-
programme for agricultural competitiveness and of Segou, Mali) made a net profit of 32‘000 U$ in the improves considerably the ductioncosts, no CO2 emissions, multiple
diversification, WB supported) all fotos by FW first year of production 2011 use of precious water in use of solar modules, Syn, near Djenne
the Sahel, Torokoro
Foto M.Tall, Solsuisse
Project Proposal 1 MALI Upgrade 2012- 2015
by Wirz Solar Gmbh, Switzerland, Solsuisse, Maliand ERA, Geneva, Switzerland
47 new periurban „green package“ vegetable perimeters
Food (Vegetable and fruit) production and incomegeneration for totally 60 small farmers- / women‘s
associations with perimeters of 1-2 Ha (totally up to 6000 smallfarmer families) equipped with and
trained for „green foodproduction“ in the periurban agricultural belts of Bamako, Kayes, Segou and
Sikasso to produce (fgp: organic) vegetables and fruit for urban markets in Mali (2 million
inhabitants in Bamako)

4. Project 1 MALI 2012 – 2014 start with gpl >> upgrade to fgp
Upgrade to organic agriculture (4 fgp‘s) and Replication/extension in MALI
from 13 to 60 vegetable perimeters with „green packages“ in the periurban
belts of Bamako, Kayes, Segou,Sikasso
for up to 6000 beneficiary families (35‘000 direct beneficaries) plus urban consumers of
vegetables and fruit
Upgrade to organic agriculture (fgp‘s) 2012 - 2014
Total 4 x 2 Ha perimeters including a regional training center for org.f. 900‘000 CHF
Replication/extension from 13 to 60 perimeters with green package light
Total 43 x 0,5 – 2 Ha gpl‘s 230‘000 CHF
Included in all projects are trainings of local technicians and small farmers by Wirz Solar Gmbh
Solsuisse Mali and ERA, projectmonitoring, marketing and a planned technical reference document
Total investment Project 1 Mali Upgrade to organic agriculture
fgp and replication and extension to 60 gpl‘s 1‘130‘000 CHF
PPP ?? >> Financing still to be discussed between partners
More infos and details : wirzsolar@bluewin.ch

5. Project 2 Extension from MALI to REGIONAL LEVEL
Phase 1 2012 – 2016
Multiplication/replication and extension with 40 new demo-perimeters
with „green packages light“in periurban belts in BURKINA FASO (9+1),
GUINEE (9+1), IVORY COAST(9+1) and HAITI (9+1)
for totally up to 3200 beneficiary families : 20‘000 direct beneficaries plus urban consumers of vegetables and
fruit
Regional extension Gpl‘s 2012 - 2016
Total 36 gpl‘s in BF, G, CI , H 226‘000 CHF
Upgrade to organic agriculture fgp‘s
Total 4 fgp‘s 880‘000 CHF
Total investment 1‘106‘000 CHF
Included in all projects are trainings of local technicians and small farmers by Wirz Solar Gmbh and
Solsuisse Mali, projectmonitoring and a technical reference document

6. Green Vegetable Production Projects in
Westafrica and Haiti
Results:
1) Total 140 Ha (1,4 Mio m2) vegetable/fruit perimeters with solar
pumpsystems and dripirrigation (or by hand) 124 Ha gpl including a
2) Regional Training Center for Organic Farming and Solar Irrigation in
Kalassa (Mali) and
3) 8 startup organic farmingperimeters in periurban areas in 5 countries
Mali, Guinee, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Haiti (8 fgp‘s , 16 Ha)
Beneficiaries :
Up to 14‘000 beneficiary families (estimated 100 fam/perimeter = 70‘000
direct beneficiaries plus consumers of vegetables and fruit)
Total investment 2012 – 2016
MALI and regional EXTENSION 2‘236‘000 CHF
2‘430‘435 U$
Investment per m2 1,6 CHF = 1,75 U$
Investment per beneficary 32 CHF = 34,8 U$
PPP ? >> Financing has still to be discussed between projectpartners.
More informations : wirzsolar@bluewin.ch

7. Project 3 HAITI Solarpumping and Solar watertreatment
Solarpump Pilotproject (South-South-Transfer/Capacitybuilding Project Mali > Haiti)
Phase 1 Pilot- and Testphase Sept 2011 – April 2012
1) Tests and installation of 10 recently developed swiss solar motors for handpumps Type 2 *
(see fotos below)
2) Training of local technicians for installation, maintenance and repairs
3) Joint development of a management module for waterpoints with solar pumps with the haitian
national waterauthorities DINEPA (Direction Nationale pour
l‘Eau et l‘Assainissement)
Phase 2 EXTENSION
>> integrated into Project 2 Extension Project „green packages“ (included 70 x Type 2 pumps)
First tests of solar driven motor for Mark II handpumps Nov 11 in Leogane, Haiti Fotos FW

8. Planned Pilotproject 3 Haiti 2012 : 20 solar
waterkiosks
with solarpumps and solar watertreatment units
Crucial problem in Haiti : huge lack of good quality water (drinking water) for the populations.
Water has to be treated nearly everywhere to become drinking water. There is an urgent need for hundreds of
watertreatment units !
>> still high risk of cholera…!!
Such urgently needed solar watertreatment units can be integrated into existing and new waterkiosks. These
help
to diminish the very expensive and ongoing watertrucking and improve waterdelivery with precious drinking-
water from boreholes considerably.
Wirz Solar Gmbh is presently planning a project for the installation (and evtl. operating) of 20 waterkiosks in
Haiti. The amount for the initial investment is approxmatively CHF 1‘200‘000.
And we are looking for financial partners…
7 solar watertreatment units (ultrafiltration) have already been installed 2010
in existing and/or new waterkiosks. They sell drinkingwater in haitian
periurban areas as e.g. Cabaret, Jacmel .
The planned project foresees 20 new solar
waterkiosks preferably in urban locations with
no electrical grid. These waterkiosks may also
provide other services apart from drinkingwater
(e.g. batteriecharging etc)
Solar watertreatment unit in A prototype businessplan has still to be adapted to the
Haiti Haitian situation, discussion of financing ongoing

9. Summary :
Three Projects with great potential to be extended and multiplied in many periurban
and urban areas :
• “green packages“ for green agricultural foodproduction
(fruit and vegetables = „green gold“, example Mali)
• solar waterkiosks for drinkingwater (example Haiti)
Wirz Solar Gmbh / Solsuisse Mali and ERA, Geneva have a lot of experience and a network of partners to
implement and monitor such projects ! Please contact us for further discussions at
wirzsolar@bluewin.ch !
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !