A newly published study of rice-wheat agriculture in Pakistan shows that, while many farmers adopt water conservation technologies such as zero tillage, water use has actually risen, contributing to groundwater depletion.
Asia and the Pacific region is a step closer to adopting a regional rice strategy, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced today after its External Rice Advisory Group (ERAG) came up with an outline to formulate a rice strategy for the…
Kane-Potaka, Joanna. 2013. The story behind the success: ten case studies identifying what led to uptake of research for development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International …
Research only solves problems if it is put into practice. With that in mind, researchers from IWMI and several other large organizations spent three years working together to find ways of boosting water access for smallholders in Africa and Asia, and e…
Colombo, Sri Lanka (25 November 2013) – Billions of dollars are spent every year on scientific research for noble causes such as lifting people out of poverty and caring for the environment – sometimes successfully and sometimes not. A new study he…
