LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Farmers in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking up small-scale irrigation schemes as drought threatens the security of food supplies, a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) …
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Eurekalert.org: Farmer-led irrigation schemes could alter food security in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia
STOCKHOLM (24 AUGUST 2012)—As food prices escalate globally due to the failed monsoon season in Asia and the “super drought” in the US, a new study finds that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food insecu…
Af.reuters.com: Drought, food supply fears boost small-scale irrigation -study
LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Farmers in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking up small-scale irrigation schemes as drought threatens the security of food supplies, a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) …
Engineeringnews.co.za: Commission launches water currents policy series
The Water Research Commission (WRC), in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and research institution Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies International, has launched the WRC Water Currents Policy Series as part of t…
Siwi.org: SIWI report outlines major threats and opportunities for water and food security
Authored by a dozen experts from SIWI, the Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the report provides new evidence that shows how continuing current trends in food product…