• Ahmed
• Amir B. Saeed
• Shaker Babier Ahmed
• Badr ELdin A. M. Ahmed
• Abdelhamed M. Magboul

Two trails were conducted under Kassala State conditions. The First trail was conducted to evaluate the solar energy in comparison with electricity for cucumber production under greenhouse condition. The second trail was conducted in a private farm in the Atbara River area during 2021 and 2022 to evaluate the effect of using solar energy compared to fuel (diesel) for banana production. In experiment one the treatments (solar energy and electricity) were conducted the in same greenhouse in the two seasons. Solar energy was used in the first season and electricity was used in the second season. The measured parameters were; fruit weight (g), fruit length (cm) and total yield (t/306m2). Trail two was carried out in banana orchard established in 2020. Banana crop was planted at a spacing of 3×3 meter. The farm was divided into two equal parts, each part was 1ha and irrigated by (7.5Hp) pump. Surface irrigation was used in the two parts and the irrigation was applied every 5-7 days according to farmers’ practice. Solar energy was used in the first part. The solar energy system consisted of solar panels and an inverter, which is sufficient to operate the irrigation pump. An electric generator was used in the second part for operating the irrigation pump. Yield and yield components were measured. The profitability of the solar energy compared to electricity and electric generator in the two experiments were calculated. The results revealed that there were no significant differences in yield and yield components of banana and cucumber between solar energy compared to electricity and electric generator in the two experiments. The highest value of net benefit ratio of cucumber greenhouse was obtained under solar energy compared to electricity. Moreover, banana under solar energy is the most economic and had higher net benefit compared to fuel. .

Keywords: Solar energy, electricity, surface irrigation, cucumber, banana

"Economic evaluation of solar energy for crop production under dry land area of Kassala, Sudan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.h292-h295, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412732.pdf

"Economic evaluation of solar energy for crop production under dry land area of Kassala, Sudan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. pph292-h295, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412732.pdf