Discussions

Technical and scientific changes induced by the new technology: the buried diffuser for "underground irrigation" and for "water injection and conservation" in the deep soil layers.

Discussion

November 7, 2012 17:44 by chahbani bellachheb, CHAHTECH SA - Manager & Founder

The buried diffuser is a "revolution" in the domain of irrigation water saving and the domain of drought combating and water ressources preservation and ...

Irrigation to reduce poverty in Kenya

Discussion

October 27, 2012 09:11 by Claudia Casarotto, Innovations for Poverty Action - Deputy Country Director - Kenya

FAO carried out a project in Western Kenya to revive irrigated rice production. After one year of operation of the irrigation scheme, the production levels ...

Landscape Irrigation Audit Guidelines

Discussion

August 31, 2012 08:13 by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG

Procedure to collect and present information concerning the uniformity of application, precipitation rate, and general condition of an irrigation system and ...

Crop yield response to water

Discussion

August 10, 2012 07:35 by Claudia Casarotto, Innovations for Poverty Action - Deputy Country Director - Kenya

FAO has revisited the approach to quantify crop yields in response to water use and water deficit. The result of this effort is explained in this new ...

FAO's State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture report

Discussion

April 18, 2012 08:54 by John Harris

"Toward 2050, rising population and incomes are expected to call for 70 percent more food production globally, and up to 100 percent more in developing ...

How should we value water utilization in irrigated agriculture

Discussion

January 26, 2012 17:46 by Romulus Okwany, Lecturer

In our interest to make irrigated agriculture more efficient and sustainable we have approached the water transmission, distribution and application system in ...