For Trevor Hardy of Brookdale Fruit Farm, flexible irrigation design is the key to managing unpredictable weather, limited ...

Agriculture is a key sector in Nigeria, employing over a third of the population, but unpredictable weather makes farming uncertain. The TRIMING project expanded irrigation across 43,400 hectares, ...

Deep in his almond grove, Madera County almond farmer Tom Rogers reviews his irrigation data on his tablet, next to a device measuring temperature and humidity. A soil moisture sensor, seen near ...

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 ...

The dry season is usually a challenging period for farmers. With an average precipitation that is below 60 millimetres and lack of watering holes, farmers face many challenges in planting. But with ...

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 ...

Mallam Yakubu Adamu, who has been involved in irrigation farming in the Mutum area of Gassol Local Government Area of the state for many years, told our correspondent that he invested over five ...

Lhuentse—In the remote villages of Minjey Gewog, Lhuentse, 35 farming households have turned 131 acres of rugged terrain into productive rice terraces through support from the Commercial Agriculture ...

IN a bid to address food security amid pressing climate issues, the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched initiatives to expand irrigation and promote urban farming during a Bagong Pilipinas Town ...