Water Productivity and Irrigation Management

More Water, More Yield? No, Not Necessarily So

Arpan Mondal, Pratik Ranjan, Shubham Jain and Frank van Steenbergen Postcard from Sitarampur. In the rainfed landscape of Bankura, West … Continued

Managing Irrigation Systems: A Fresh Perspective

Irrigation sustains nearly half of global food production and supports the livelihoods of billions, while accounting for around 70 percent … Continued

Is the drip irrigation the answer in sugar production in Upper Egypt? Maybe not.

By Ashraf Ghanem Water saving in irrigation is of paramount importance as agriculture is the prime water user in water … Continued

Theodoros and Stephanos

By Frank van Steenbergen The Nabateans are well known for the marvelous city of Petra (now in Jordan), hewn from … Continued

Alarming Water Security Trends in the Middle East, North African and Sub-Saharan African Countries

Frank van Steenbergen, Nizar Zaied and Femke van Woesik In the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), … Continued

More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture

More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture By Frank van Steenbergen and Petra … Continued

Making more with the same floods: water management improvements in Gash river basin, Eastern Sudan

By Abraham Mehari Haile and Frank van Steenbergen Eastern Sudan, where the Gash River Basin runs, is characterized by extreme … Continued

A Small Water History

By Frank van Steenbergen August 20, 2021 Postcard from Palazzolo Acreide in Southeast Sicily This beautiful town has a history … Continued

Remote control farming

by Naluch Lim and Meghna Mukherjee February 16, 2021 Im Naisreang is a 60-year-old commercial farmer in Preah Vihear region … Continued

Avocado for export: who reaps the fruits? A case for social water productivity

A case for social water productivity Here is a main question. If water is one of your main assets, by … Continued

Managing soil moisture: the waterpads in Turkey

The key to better water productivity is often not through managing water as such but by taking better care of … Continued

Water rich and more water productive: transformation in coastal Bangladesh

Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta), Judith de Bruijn (Mott Macdonald) June 19, 2018 Multiple cropping in coastal Bangladesh. The improved amon … Continued

Water Productivity and Irrigation Management

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