Reid Manor Farm Limited cited climate change as having made its water supply a "major operational risk".

Crop irrigation — watering the plants that make our food — is one of the most intensive uses of water in the world. This year, at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the biggest water conference ...

In order for plants to survive, they need sun and water. Unfortunately sun will deplete readily available water for plants in arid or semi-arid climates. Water provides nutrients to a plant so it can ...

As climate change shifts precipitation patterns, irrigation can be a powerful tool for increasing the world's food supply—feeding more than a billion additional people without converting natural ...

The dry season is usually a challenging period for farmers. With an average precipitation that is below 60 millimetres and lack of watering holes, farmers face many challenges in planting. But with ...

The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa ...

The Agriculture Department has launched the Smart Irrigation Monitoring System, a data-driven tool that helps farmers use ...

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is training 312 Scheme Farmer Promoters (SFPs) from 19 irrigation schemes in a new capacity-building drive aimed at strengthening farmer ...

In Oregon, the East Fork Irrigation District is replacing aging canals with pipelines, conserving water for farms, fish and drought resilience.