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A new typology of Irrigation as a Service business models

IWRA World Water Congress 2025 Marrakech Morocco
Towards Innovation and a Smart Water Future
Author(s): Nick Brozovic
Nick Brozovic - Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, University of Nebraska, USA - 4 December 2025
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Abstract

​A new typology of Irrigation as a Service business models

• Informal irrigation equipment rental markets are widespread

• There are a growing number of commercial irrigation as a service (IaaS) enterprises

• These encompass a wide variety of technologies, scales, and business models

• Commercial IaaS provision in the Global South has been little studied

• This presentation provides an overview and synthesis of current commercial IaaS business models that serve smallholders