Sorghum Superpower
By Eric Manyasa and Loes van der Pluijm August 14, 2018 Is it the 5th most important grain in the … Continued
By Farah Kamaleddine and Sukru Esin While water resources, healthy soils and arable lands continue to degrade, population, industrialization and urbanization continue to expand, leading to unbalanced distribution of resources. The global increase in water scarcity and deterioration in its quality will not cease unless we take rapid action. Over than two billion people live in water stressed countries (UN-Water, 2021). Simultaneously, food consumption is expected to grow by 1.4% annually over the next ten years in low- to middle-income countries (WEF, 2023). Freshwater, being a finite resource, is not sufficient to meet the increasing global water and food demand. Hence, alternative non-conventional water resources need to be explored and validated. Treated wastewater (TWW) has gained momentum during the past years being abundant, readily available, and rich in nutrients and metals that can be recovered and reused in agricultural and/or industrial activities. While this is true, reuse of TWW has faced multiple barriers. To name a few, the unit price… Continued
By Eric Manyasa and Loes van der Pluijm August 14, 2018 Is it the 5th most important grain in the … Continued
Yemen: People and ‘Power’ in times of War Posted by Nada al-Dahmashi August 13, 2018 Since 2015, Yemen is facing … Continued
Increasing water productivity: Salt tolerant potatoes By Mekdelawit Deribe July 2018 Globally around 1 billion hectares of land is salt … Continued
Fire in their belly: young farmer leaders transforming agriculture (Glimpses from a Farmer’s Production Organization (FPO) in North Bengal, India) CDHI … Continued
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 Here is a main question. If water … Continued
River Reappear Postcard from Kulna, Bangladesh By Frank van steenbergen, July,2018 There are many ways that time is making its … Continued
Managing soil moisture: the waterpads in Turkey The key to better water productivity is often not through managing water as … Continued
Frank van Steenbergen (MetaMeta), Judith de Bruijn (Mott Macdonald) June 19, 2018 Multiple cropping in coastal Bangladesh. The improved amon … Continued
Its Own Deep Source By Frank van Steenbergen, June 2018 The austere beauty of the Kairouan Grand Mosque in Tunisia … Continued
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Ingenuity: ancient water harvesting in the Altiplano of Bolivia Posted by Francesco Sambalino and Martha Agujetas May 22/05/2018 Water scarcity … Continued
The Tube recharge system Our Earth has no scarcity of water and hence the name “the blue planet”. But ironically … Continued
Tackling Dust Posted by Frank van Steenbergen and Marta Agujetas March 09/03/2018 Planting trees, shrubs and grasses along the road … Continued
Using hydrological modelling to improve drainage in Polder 26, Bangladesh Posted by Flavia Simona Cosoveanu, Anisul Haque, and Marta Agujetas … Continued
We have a deal for you… Posted by Frank van Steenbergen March 23, 2018 We have a deal for you. … Continued
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Igunga ecovillage: a success story from the water scarcity trenches Posted by Eduardo Tovar López March 20, 2018 Igunga is one … Continued