Irrigation farming under threat Dry-season rice, wheat production Farmers who produced rice, maize, and wheat last year are currently licking their wounds following the loss of millions of naira due ...

Three new high-profile studies led by Dr. Yi Yao (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and ETH Zurich) show that while irrigation may be seen as a tool to dampen heat extremes, its benefits will come with ...

Crop irrigation — watering the plants that make our food — is one of the most intensive uses of water in the world. This year, at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the biggest water conference ...

As climate change shifts precipitation patterns, irrigation can be a powerful tool for increasing the world's food supply—feeding more than a billion additional people without converting natural ...

In order for plants to survive, they need sun and water. Unfortunately sun will deplete readily available water for plants in arid or semi-arid climates. Water provides nutrients to a plant so it can ...

MABINI, Bohol — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday reiterated the government’s push for science-based agriculture and climate-resilient farming technologies to strengthen food security and rural ...

Thousands of farmers in Western Kenya are already feeling the impact of a rapidly expanding irrigation project that the ...