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Easy ways out of Egypt’s water crisis?
By Ashraf Ghanem and Frank van Steenbergen It is an enormous paradox: on the one hand, water shortage, on the … Continued
The 5 Ms: Moisture at plant root zone (Part 1)
Author: K.S. Gopal ksgopal1952@gmail.com www.cechyderabad.org This is the first in a series of blogposts describing the development and implementation of … Continued
Irrigation Poverty in Turkmenistan
By Frank van Steenbergen and Letty Fajardo Vera May 22, 2020 . Turkmenistan is one of the most reclusive countries. … Continued
Women farmers and water productivity
Postcard from Nanyuki, Kenya. Smart water techniques encompass by now a rich variety of measures – water storage, micro-irrigation, greenhouses, … Continued
Avocado for export: who reaps the fruits?
A case for social water productivity Here is the main question. If water is one of your main assets, by … Continued
‘Moon water harvesting’ for volcanic wines in Lanzarote
by Cecilia Borgia October 03, 2017 This story is about the ingenuity of women and men farmers in Lanzarote island … Continued
Managing the Mega Irrigation Beast
Posted by Abraham Mehari Haile, Eltigani Bashier and Frank van Steenbergen 2 September 2016 Measurements in a major irrigation … Continued
Egypt: The Case for Pressurized Fertilised Irrigation through Elevated Storage Tanks
Posted by Kassem Mourad July 27, 2016 Image Courtesy: MontyofEgypt – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5203022 It seems to … Continued
The dripping time bomb
Posted by Frank van Steenbergen January 7, 2015 Postcard from Wadi Natrun, Egypt Over the last few decades, drip irrigation … Continued
Greenhouse Innovations in Spain
Posted by Marta Agujetas May 13, 2014 Almería is located in the region of Andalucia in south-eastern Spain. It has … Continued
Managing Mega Irrigation
posted by Frank van Steenbergen January 15, 2013 It is the world’s largest irrigation system, also called ‘the Indus Food … Continued