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Water management
Agriculture is the largest user of the world's freshwater resources, consuming 70% of the available supply (UNW-DPAC 2011). As the world's population rises and consumes more food, and industries as well as urban developments ...
Soil salinity prediction and mapping by machine learning regression in Central Mesopotamia, Iraq
Soil salinization affects crop production and food security. Mapping spatial distribution and severity of salinity is essential for agricultural management and development. This study was aimed to test the effectiveness ...
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 ...
Improving Water Use Efficiency Through Innovative Technologies in Irrigation and Agriculture in the Fergana Valley
Final report on ET-based irrigation scheduling research in Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan. Fergana Valley farmers still use the Soviet era method of irrigation which divides the
irrigated areas in hydromodule zones (HMZ). Each ...
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 ...
Managing Scarce Water Resources in Irrigated Agri-Food Systems of Central Asia Two Case Studies
Irrigated agriculture is the backbone of Central Asian economies. Therefore, efficient irrigation water management is of crucial importance to the sustainable crop production in the region. Presented here are two studies ...
Managing Scarce Water Resources in the Drylands of West Asia and North Africa: Review of Joint Research between ICARDA and Japanese Researchers
In the arid regions of the world, maintaining economic and efficient crop production has been among
the most critical challenges. In this context, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry
Area (ICARDA) ...