Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps.

Investing in irrigation technologies will make food security a more achievable goal in the decades ahead, writes Richard Colback of the International Finance Corporation. [SciDev.Net] Just six per ...

The installation of small-scale irrigation systems in communities in Mali led to lasting increases in agricultural productivity, decreases in local child malnutrition, and decreases in local conflict, ...

Have you ever stared at your tiny garden on a blazing summer day, secretly wishing the plants could water themselves while you kick back with a lemonade? The truth is, watering plants doesn’t have to ...

Irrigation improves when farms make small changes and track what works. A stronger routine usually comes from better ...

Old beats new: Gardeners report traditional irrigation methods like ollas and gravity-fed systems outperform costly smart controllers in reliability and yields. Soil-specific success: Matching ...

A small Central Oregon irrigation district has completed a $19 million overhaul of its water delivery system, replacing miles ...

IMD's weak monsoon forecast revives a key question why India's push for drip and sprinkler irrigation has not translated into widespread adoption despite years of policy support ...

Across South Africa's rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers lack the support ...

The‍ Government of India has introduced several sche⁠mes aimed a‍t improving irrigation infrastructure a‌nd promoting ...

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