{
  "id": 19463860,
  "title": "NALDA plans electric tractors, solar irrigation for farms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nalda-plans-electric-tractors-solar-irrigation-for-farms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T07:42:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nalda-plans-electric-tractors-solar-irrigation-for-farms/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) is developing climate-smart farm estates that utilize solar energy and electric machinery, aiming to reduce farmers' reliance on rainfall and attract carbon credit financing. NALDA's Executive Secretary and CEO, Cornelius Adebayo, revealed this during a session at the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Türkiye. The agency is piloting a farm estate where electric bulldozers, tractors, and solar-powered irrigation systems will be employed to minimize emissions during land clearing, planting, and irrigation processes. Adebayo stated that the goal is to earn carbon credits from these climate-conscious locations. The shift towards irrigation-based farming is crucial as Nigerian farmers face unpredictable rainfall patterns, which disrupt planting seasons and expose rain-fed agriculture to climate risks. NALDA is partnering with investors to provide solar irrigation facilities, with users paying for services based on the hectares cultivated. The organization is also promoting an anchor-based farming arrangement, which reduces financial burdens and production risks for smallholder farmers. Under this model, investors handle mechanization services, provide seeds, fertilizers, and purchase produce after harvest, thereby lessening the financial risk for farmers. NALDA plans to use drones for farm boundary monitoring and security, and expects the model to attract young people by offering housing, renewable energy, clean water, and recreational facilities within farm settlements.",
  "summary": "The National Agricultural Land Development Authority says it is developing climate-smart farm estates using electric tractors and solar-powered irrigation. Read More: https://punchng.com/nalda-plans-electric-tractors-solar-irrigation-for-farms/",
  "key_points": [
    "NALDA developing climate-smart farm estates with solar energy and electric machinery.",
    "Pilot project features electric bulldozers, tractors, and solar-powered irrigation.",
    "Shift aims to reduce farmers' reliance on rainfall and attract carbon credit financing."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Transitioning to solar irrigation and electric machinery allows the agency to mitigate climate risks for smallholders while positioning farm estates to capture valuable carbon credit financing.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}