Access to drinking water in spate irrigation areas
By Allah Bakhsh, project coordinator, FBLN SPO. Introduction The entire Kachi Plain in Balochistan, Pakistan, is devoid of fresh groundwater … Continued
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Breaking the barrier: the promise of deep bed farming
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Improving hygiene and health: village level ecologically based rodent management
By Meheretu Yonas, Luwieke Bosma and Frank van Steenbergen Village-level Ecologically based Rodent Management is promoted by Rodent Green and … Continued
Hope for Salt: introducing salt tolerant potato varieties in Pakistan
By Marina Vara Gutiérrez and Simon Chevalking The Salt Challenge Are there options to make the best of these increasingly saline … Continued
A Brave New Groundwater World
By Frank van Steenbergen Since Lester Brown’s seminal book “Who Will Feed China?”, many eyes have been watching the Achilles … 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
Last Call at the Oases
By Frank van Steenbergen St. Bishoy Monastries – Dug out shallow water source (own image) The oases of Wadi … Continued
Agriculture has a Rodent problem
by Abraham Abhishek, Luwieke Bosma August 26, 2021 Globally, up to 15% of standing crops or stored harvest is damaged … 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
Local bounty
By Frank van Steenbergen August 20, 2021 Postcard from Sicily Mediterranean, volcanic, with millennia of cultivation, Sicily is a haven … 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
Substitution: Preserving Coastal Aquifers in Korba (Tunisia)
By Frank van Steenbergen and Nadim Farajalla August 18, 2021 Agriculture is the biggest user of water in Tunisia, consuming … Continued
Obituary: Saying goodbye to the celebrated Water Resource scholar Dr. Shahid Ahmad
By Ashfaque Soomro July 30, 2021 A celebrated water resource planning and development scholar, Dr. Shahid Ahmad has died of … Continued