Learning from a joint venture gone astray
Farmer empowerment is vital if new technologies are to help the poorest.
Management requires measurement
IWMI installs open source hardware mobile weather stations in Nachchaduwa to increase rainfall data availability and improve tank management.
TheHinduBusinessline.com: We’re fast running out of water
In this regard the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) suggests that a mix of storage options, including aquifer recharge, restoring natural wetlands, enhancing soil moisture and small ponds and tanks would complement reservoir storage to increase water availability.
Can floods be turned into jobs?
If some of this excess water could be stored underground, this might mitigate the negative impacts of inundation and provide a convenient store of water for use by farmers during dry periods.
Scidev.net: Improved irrigation backed to halve food gap
Peter McCornick, deputy director-general of the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka, who was not involved in the research, says: “The message I would take from this [paper] is that with improved water management, it’s theoretically possible to increase food production without expanding the area of land being farmed.”
Tenant collectives in North Bihar
A new model for bottom up irrigation and land management for marginal women farmers.
Dr Fraser Sugden, IWMI Nepal
Dr Fraser Sugden, IWMI Nepal
Chips are down for Central Asia’s potatoes
Improving yields needs to take into account water supplies
UTFI on National Television
DD Kisan’s Gao India program featured Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) project which was aired on 17th November 2015 on the national channel.
TheHindu.com: Pond comes to the rescue of farmers
Four blocks out of six in Rampur district are “dark zones,” which means there is overexploitation of groundwater.
Improving water management in Myanmar’s Dry Zone for food security, livelihoods and health
This research study was initiated as part of the project: Sustainable management of water to improve food security and livelihoods in the Dry Zone of Myanmar.
SciDev.net: The drone buzz over Sri Lankan farms
With a near infrared sensor on board, the eBee can help us or farmers identify stress in a crop 10 days before it actually shows up physically
Irrigation development in Southern Africa
Moving in the right direction, but still room for improvement.
Groundwater access in Nepal
Under rural feudalism in Nepal, tenants are getting the short end of the stick.
IndianExpress: Gujarat farmer earns Rs 5 per unit for selling solar power produced in his farm
Raman Parmar was handed over a cheque of Rs 7500 for the 1500 units of surplus power that was produced in his farm.
FinancialExpress.com: MP lessons for bumper agricultural growth
The spate of recent farmer suicides has once again drawn the country’s attention to the deepening agrarian crisis.
Media is abuzz with opinions and expert...
Getting that ‘real time’ flow
A better way to collect, send and share water information in Pakistan.
East Africa’s farmers get water smart
New book provides practical advice for farmers to make the most of their farm in climate and water uncertain times.
The rise and fall of Onion Land?
Irrigation has proved profitable in Ethiopia, but unsustainable use could burst the bubble.
IWMI Research Report – 161: Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?
Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow...
Big benefits in small spaces
Bangladeshi women find profit in new methods of vegetable cultivation and cattle rearing.
Farming goes to town
Pay Drechsel, scientist at the Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and co-author of the study, published in Environmental Research Letters in November, says...
Technology alone is not a silver bullet
Storing water could help rural communities in Nepal, if socioeconomic factors are addressed.
Press Release: First Global Estimate of Urban Agriculture Reveals Area Size of the EU that’s Boosting Food Security in Cities
Study finds irrigation more common on city farms than rural farms, intensifying water demands in sprawling urban zones.
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