Flood-proofing the road network (2): roads for controlled drainage in Pakistan
Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim Drainage: roads disrupt Floods are not only about excessive rainfall: they … Continued
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Flood-proofing the road network (1): roads as flood shelters in Pakistan
Frank van Steenbergen, Popi Michelogiannaki and Mohammed Umar Karim … Continued
Down to Earth: Understanding the regenerative agricultural practices
By Meghna Mukherjee A green transition is underway in the Indian agricultural system…Policymakers and practitioners have been promoting different approaches … Continued
Reducing drought vulnerability of rainfed crop by using mechanized Zaï
By Jan Nederstigt In arid zones of Africa, smallholder farmers increasingly face problems with cultivation of rainfed staple crops. Irregular … Continued
Laths – key to rebuilding livelihoods after the floods in spate irrigation
By Mohammed Salah, Allah Bakhsh, Amjad Rasheed and Frank van Steenbergen What used to be a field is gone now. … Continued
The poor economy market
Postcard from Valencia in Spain, the beautiful historical city yet surrounded with huge non-descript outskirts. This post card is sent … Continued
Identity of Women Farmers in India
By Anushree Mitra In Jharkhand there is a common belief related to ploughing and tilling of the land that if … Continued
Ponds as an asset for agriculture: how to keep them full
Marijn van der Meer (MetaMeta), Femke van Woesik (MetaMeta), Nitesh Dhiman (PRADAN), Shubham Jain (MetaMeta), Lalit Kumar Nirmalkar (PRADAN), Laxmi … Continued
(Podcast) Understanding Pakistan Floods
More than a third of Pakistan is under water since mid-June. The floods have left 1500 dead; more than 13,000 … Continued
Floods are about rain, floods are also about drainage
by Mohammed Chandio Floods triggered by unusually heavy rain – more than 5 times average – have inundated Sindh Province … Continued
Hill Torrent Floods Impacting the Southern Punjab Pakistan
Blog by Khurram Mubeen1, edited by Reinier Veldman2 1Assistant Professor (Agronomy), Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan-Pakistan 2Coordinator FBLN … Continued
Urgent!! Salvaging the rabi crop in the spate irrigated areas of Pakistan.
By Frank van Steenbergen The incessant and extraordinary rains in Pakistan’s western mountain catchment have created havoc in one-third of … Continued