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Resources Tagged: Irrigation

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  1. Efficiency of water application of irrigation systems based on microsprinkling in banana plantations

    Abstract,Scientific Electronic Library Online, 2013 Further food production may be limited by the reduced availability of water resources. Since irrigated agriculture is the productive sector that presents a higher demand of water, this sector has been under intense pressure in order to ensure...
    Banana Irrigation Micro Irrigation

  2. The African Market Garden: The Development of a Low‐Pressure Drip Irrigation System for Smallholders in the Sudano Sahel

    Abstract, Irrigation and Drainage, 2011 The African Market Garden (AMG) is a holistic horticultural production system for small producers based on low‐pressure drip irrigation combined with a crop management package. Over the last 10 years ICRISAT (the International Crops Research Institute for...
    Irrigation Drip Irrigation Smallholder Market Gardening

  3. Agricultural Prosperity for Dry Africa

    2016-01-19 Prof. Dov Pasternak working in Israel, was among the pioneers of drip irrigation. He researched irrigation with saline water and conducted domestication of arid land crops. He received a UNESCO Chair for his work on desert research. For over 10 years Prof. Pasternak worked as Principal Scientist...
    Irrigation

  4. The dubious success of micro drip irrigation kits

    Abstract,GlobalWaterForum, 2016 With the objective of modernising smallholder agriculture, several organisations have designed different micro drip irrigation kits for the irrigation of smallholder farms in the developing world. As a promising technology for more efficient water and labour...
    Irrigation

  5. Assessing the productivity and profitability of the Solar Market Garden

    Abstract, Development Engineering, 2018 Successful scale-up of any development project requires a deep understanding of the real-world economics of the intervention, and compelling evidence that such an investment would be worthwhile. This cost-benefit estimate is typically assessed in two ways:...
    Solar Irrigation

  6. Drip Irrigation

    Irrigation

  7. Intercropping Native Shrubs

    2019-01-29 More than 4 million people in the West African Sahel are facing hardship following dry spells and increased food prices. In June, the FAO sent nearly $10 million in aid for drought-stricken farmers in the region, who depend upon rainfed agriculture. Recurring drought, increased populations, and...
    Drought Tolerant P... Optimized Shrub Sy... Bio-irrigation Irrigation Agroforestry-Research Hydrology