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Drip Irrigation Expanding Worldwide
Posted by Sandra Postel of National Geographic's Freshwater Initiative in Water Currents on June 25, 2012
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As the world population climbs and water stress spreads around the globe, finding ways of getting more crop per drop to meet our food needs is among the most urgent of challenges. One answer to this call is drip irrigation, which delivers water directly to the roots of plants in just the right amounts. It…
The Power of a Radically Affordable Irrigation Pump
Posted by Sandra Postel of National Geographic's Freshwater Initiative in Water Currents on April 18, 2012 
One of the more transformative technologies ever developed for the world’s poor farmers is a water-lifting device called a treadle pump. It looks and operates much like a Stairmaster exercise machine that you’d find in a gym. But the dollar-a-day farmers who use these devices are not trying to lose pounds; they’re trying to…
