As the water scarcity looms large in Madurai, superintendent of police V Balakrishnan has initiated a cost-effective way of drip irrigation for watering plants in gardens. Using the innovative drip ...

Two major problems India’s farmers face during summer are reduced supply of electricity for pumpsets and scarcity of water for irrigation. Farmers cultivating high-value crops such as banana, ...

The sight is not uncommon in California: water moving slowly across farm fields, in broad sheets or through a grid of ditches, propelled only by the pull of gravity. Flood irrigation is a tried and ...

For marginal and small farmers with small landholdings, having a mechanism for optimum use of water is a boon. At a time when the Prime Minister had announced setting up a task force to study the ...

International expert Armugam Kandiah driving force behind pilot project here - India launched this method as far back as 1992 to great benefit The inhabitants of Sri Lanka’s dry zones, most of whom ...

The Philippine Rice Research Institute is developing a lower-cost alternative to the drip irrigation method to help small-scale farmers cope with the impact of the prevailing strong El Niño. Drip ...

Agricultural experts and farmers believe that drip irrigation can increase crop yields and ensure food security besides conserving water in the areas where water resources are scarce. This irrigation ...

DRIP irrigation is a method of irrigating row crops and it helps efficient utilisation of water that is a key input for agriculture. Given poor efficiency of our canal system because of sizable water ...

Officials of the district horticulture department are imparting training to as many as 400 farmers regarding drip irrigation for banana cultivation. Allababad: Officials of the district horticulture ...