Tag Archives: irrigation

A small dam in M’bé near Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire represents the inspiring story of unsung heroes who helped more than 300 farming households survive...

César Puerto’s half-hectare rice plot yields him 3 tons of grain each harvest. Mr. Puerto has dedicated 10 of his 32 years to growing rice. It provides...

 An experiment that has been going on for more than half a century could hold a solution to a nagging concern of feeding an ever-increasing population...

Increasing population and competing demands from agriculture, industry, and urban areas, is quickly turning water into a limited resource. Global water...

Many people ask the question, “How much water does it take to produce 1 kg of rice?” The answer to this question lies in the definition of “water...

SRI LANKAN Farm workers prepare to plant rice on a farm in Bathalagoda. (Photo: Dilantha Gunawardana) SRI LANKAN Farm workers prepare to plant rice on...

The Asian exception: irrigation (Photo: IRRI) The availability of water is a fundamental requirement for crop growth. In many places, rainfall is scant...

FARMERS at Tarlac, Philippines, give feedback to researchers on new IRRI aerobic rice varieties in 2003. IRRI screens thousands of potential aerobic rice...

(Photo: Guy Trébuil) Imagine, for a moment, that you are a Bhutanese farmer. Farming has been in your family for generations. You manage your farm now...