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Ultra-Low Energy Drip Irrigation for MENA Countries Drip Irrigation in Morocco
While drip irrigation has been hailed as a promising solution to Morocco’s water shortage problems, current adoption rates have been quite low, with some watersheds reporting an adoption rate as low as 10% (Jobbins et al., ...
Creating a Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance model (SDrOP) to lower the cost of drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers
Smallholder farmers, who hold 84% of the approximately 570 million farms worldwide, are vital stakeholders in the process of sustainable agricultural intensification, but often lack the capital to invest in sustainable ...
Ultra-Low Energy Drip Irrigation for MENA Countries_ Quarterly Report – October-December 2019
The objective of the Ultra-Low Energy Drip Irrigation for MENA Countries project is to design and field validate ultra-low pressure drip irrigation systems for the MENA region in the field, for young and mature olive and ...
Comparative study of the hydraulic, energy and agronomic performances of conventional and low pressure drip irrigation on citrus
In countries facing water scarcity, drip irrigation can raise crop productivity and save water
compared to flood irrigation. In spite of its benefit, the adoption of drip irrigation is still low
mainly due to the high cost ...
Farmer field day: Using drip irrigation
Video about a farmer field day organized at INRA Saada Research Station
Energy Reduction and Uniformity of Low-Pressure Online Drip Irrigation Emitters in Field Tests
A promising way of addressing the issue of growing water scarcity is through wider use of drip irrigation, which delivers water and fertilizer to crops in a slow, targeted manner, and has been shown to increase yields and ...
Validatio of an Aanalytacl Model to lower the cost of solar-powered drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers in the MENA region
Drip irrigation is a micro-irrigation technology that has been shown to conserve water and significantly increase crop yield. This technology could be particularly beneficial to the world’s estimated 500 million smallholder ...