Water Productivity

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

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

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

Women farmers and water productivity

Women farmers and water productivity Postcard from Nanyuki, Kenya. Smart water techniques encompass by now a rich variety of measures … Continued

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

Avocado for export: who reaps the fruits? A case for social water productivity Here is a main question. If water … Continued

Managing soil moisture: the waterpads in Turkey

Managing soil moisture: the waterpads in Turkey The key to better water productivity is often not through managing water as … 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