Tag: irrigation
Local People Hold the Key to Solving Burkina Faso’s Water Challenges
Africa & Middle East: Land other water resource management can help improve livelihoods and protect the environment.
Read MoreSolving The Water Crisis by Saving Money in Agriculture
Asia: Creative solutions in the Indian agriculture sector have been shown to save water, energy and money in the face of a national water crisis.
Read MoreA Market Correction: Helping a Farming Association Rebuild
Africa & Middle East: A farmer association in Mozambique is helping its members to overcome poor market access through more information and better inputs and training.
Read MoreEl Agua es Vida – Water is Life
Latin America & the Caribbean: Irrigation schemes are transforming the future of small-scale agriculture in Honduras.
Read MoreChicago Council Global Food Security Symposium 2019 Sets Sight on Managing Water for a Nutritious Food Future
Northern America: This year's symposium focused on the drivers and solutions to water stress, and how large and small actors alike can all contribute to safeguarding water for global food security.
Read MoreHow Irrigation is Becoming an Engine for Growth in Sri Lanka
Asia: The rapid spread of motor pumps for irrigation has helped to transform Sri Lanka's agricultural sector.
Read MoreThe Secret to Growing More Food with Less Water
Asia: The #SDG2countdown begins exploring productivity - which doesn't only mean boosting yields, but producing more with less. iDE share the successful story of micro-irrigation.
Read MoreOptimizing Water Use in Palestine
Africa & Middle East: Currently in Palestine, water demand greatly exceeds water supply and the high price of water severely limits the 20% of the Palestinian labour force who are employed in agriculture. Subsequently, farmers’ livelihoods are threatened, as is food availability for the Palestinian people. In 2007, the Palestinian Farmers’ Union (PFU) set up a Water and Environment […]
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