LOS ANGELES (CN) – Irrigation techniques promoted to farmers around the world as water-saving are actually increasing water usage, according to a new study. “The Paradox of Irrigation Efficiency,” ...

On two rooftop chili plots in Gazipur, a farming region in central Bangladesh, the finding took shape inside a working irrigation system rather than a laboratory simulation. There ...

Irrigation is a common agricultural/horticultural practice that uses a number of methods to add water to the soil in times of insufficient rain. Choosing the ...

Farmer James Nyamai states that drip irrigation has helped in growing at his farm Machakos county on Wednesday, January 21st, 2015. The chicken farm contains 2,043 chicks.[PHOTO: ANGELA MAINA/STANDARD ...

The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa ...

On an early spring morning, a verdant field is flail-mowed at the Center for Arkansas Farms and Food. The vegetation growing there is a winter cover crop mix that has blanketed the earth throughout ...

Across the Afram Plains, Nobi Agriculture is emerging as one of Ghana’s most ambitious private farming projects, combining ...

Nigeria is stepping up its efforts to reduce poverty by increasing productivity from agriculture through the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Program. The World Bank, with ...

A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern ...

Farmers at the Natoot irrigation scheme in Kanamkemer, Turkana Central, which is now the major supplier of vegetables to the town. [File, Standard] About 800 smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County ...

Across the Afram Plains, Nobi Agriculture is steadily emerging as one of Ghana’s most ambitious private farming projects. Led ...