Category Archives: irrigation

March 12 and 13: Reclaiming the desert (IFAD)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Read at : http://ifad-un.blogspot.be/2013/03/march-12-and-13-reclaiming-desert.html March 12 and 13: Reclaiming the desert By Laura Eggens, ILEIA The Learning Route set course for West Nubaria, an area where “the desert has been reclaimed”. Overcrowding in the fertile land of the Egypt Delta … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, canals, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, irrigation, small-scale farming

Coping with water scarcity through the collective modernization of irrigation systems (EMWIS / SEMIDE)

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/2013/01/pilot-project-improve-irrigation-water-use-doukkala-irrigation-scheme-morocco Pilot Project to Improve Irrigation Water Use in the Doukkala irrigation scheme (Morocco) A Pilot Project to improve irrigation water use in the irrigation scheme of Doukkala (Morocco) was launched in 2007. This project, funded by … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, irrigation, rivers, water management

Cheap ways to draw water for irrigation (IRIN News)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96166/FOOD-A-quiet-water-revolution FOOD: A quiet water revolution JOHANNESBURG, 24 August 2012 (IRIN) – Quietly, a revolution to develop cheap ways to draw water for irrigation is unfolding in small villages and rural regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, irrigation, Water

The drip irrigation technology (IFAD)

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

Read at : IFAD electronic newsletter http://www.ifad.org/newsletter/pf/20_full.htm#5 Madagascar: introducing the drip irrigation technology Drip irrigation is an irrigation method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either onto the soil surface … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drip irrigation

Drip irrigation (Hydroponics), alternative for food security to combat child malnutrition (Spanish) – ( Prensa Libre)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.prensalibre.com/quetzaltenango/Riego-goteo-mejora-cultivos-hogares_0_725327509.html 25/06/12 – 00:00 Quetzaltenango Riego por goteo mejora cultivos en los hogares La hidroponía con pilones ecológicos es una alternativa para la seguridad alimentaria en el país, ya que permite el cultivo de yerbas y hortalizas … Continue reading →

Posted in drip irrigation, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition

DESIRAS : efficient irrigation in agriculture (Google / EWP)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.ewp.eu/3763/desiras-addressing-desertification-by-efficient-irrigation-in-agriculture/ DESIRAS – Addressing desertification by efficient irrigation in agriculture Project finalized, reaching water savings in irrigation in desertification-areas of over 50%. Brussels, 30 April 2012. Today is the final day of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, irrigation

Sewage-infested river water to irrigate a two-acre vegetable plot (IRIN News)

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95297/ZIMBABWE-Sewage-fed-vegetables-give-pause-for-thought ZIMBABWE: Sewage-fed vegetables give pause for thought HARARE, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) – Maria Saungweme, 42, an informal trader and single mother from the low-income suburb of Glen Norah in the Zimbabwean capital Harare, uses sewage-infested … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, irrigation

Buried claypots for dyland irrigation (Worldwatch)

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Read at : http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/beyond-drip-irrigation-to-water-fields-in-dry-land-areas-an-interview-with-david-bainbridge/ Beyond Drip Irrigation to Water Fields in Dry Land Areas: An Interview with David Bainbridge By Janeen Madan David Bainbridge has spent over 40 years researching restoration, resource management, and sustainable agriculture in dry land areas. … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, drylands, irrigation

A new government irrigation system to reduce the climate risks (African Agriculture)

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2012/02/rwanda-irrigation-project-to-make-maize.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+africanagricultureblog%2FNaEx+%28African+Agriculture%29 Rwanda irrigation project to make maize farming more secure In 2010, farmers in Rwanda’s Nyagatare District lost over 4,000 hectares of maize due to a serious drought during the rain/cropping season. In an at least sectors … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, irrigation

Modern irrigation techniques (IRIN News)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

READ AT : http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=94921 IRAQ: Call to adopt modern irrigation techniques BAGHDAD, 22 February 2012 (IRIN) – Fluctuating water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Iraq’s primary sources of surface water, will continue to mar agricultural development unless more … Continue reading →

Posted in irrigation