The Amaranth Gem
By Saroj Yakami, Frank van Steenbergen September 2018 The Karnali mountain region of Western Nepal is a fascinating treasure trove … Continued
By Ashfaque Ahmed Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen Climate change has a major impact on human, but the impact on livestock is nothing less. An example are the 2022 floods in Pakistan: here more than one million animals lost their lives: especially of the larger animals, that could not be moved to safe grounds. It left many rural households without part of the sustenance of the family. Besides the risk of being stranded during a flood, livestock is affected in many other dimensions of cropping in spate areas, livestock is a major livelihood resource, farmers are dependent on. Climate resilient livestock management has always been a challenge for the farmers, particularly in poverty stricken and climatically sensitive areas, like the spate irrigated areas, where heavy floods sometime cause troubles. Global warming results varied intensity of climate events which leads to warmer and more intense summers. This substantially impacts on livestock productivity and therefore declined animal products such as milk… Continued
By Saroj Yakami, Frank van Steenbergen September 2018 The Karnali mountain region of Western Nepal is a fascinating treasure trove … Continued
Chickpea success through WhatsApp By Allah Bakhsh and Loes van der Pluijm September 19, 2018 When you think of WhatsApp, … Continued
Rocks: The blessing in disguise Posted by Celestine Kilongosi August 31, 2018 Photo by Musembi Nzengu Queuing for long hours … Continued
Posted by Mekdelawit Deribe, with inputs from Henk Holtslag and Rik Haanen August 17, ,2018 ‘SMART’ technology that can constitute … 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
Hydraulic World Wonders: The Aghlabid Pools By Frank van Steenbergen, May, 2018 Picture from the Aghlabid Pools and small … Continued
Fodder production with road water harvesting in African drylands Posted by Kevin Mganga May 22/05/2018 Drylands provide a vital livelihood stream … Continued
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