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Precision Agriculture business group Netafim, announced today the results of a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study showing that coffee grown with drip irrigation demonstrates significant ...

Healthy and in-demand fruits such as the high-margin 'green gold' avocado, primarily grown in South and Central America, are among the least tenable and environmentally-friendly crops. According to a ...

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 ...

Farm Press’ consolidation of its regional brands will allow for farmers in one region to learn about practices and tech in other regions.

A new tool to assist farmers select the best climate smart agricultural technologies suitable for their various crops and regions has been developed. Researchers from the International Crop Research ...

An international team led by UC Davis is working to connect 9,000 rural households in Guatemala with improved water management and climate-smart agriculture strategies, to increase food security and ...

MARI, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Obaid ur Rehman hoped to grow water-hungry cucumbers and capsicum peppers on land he'd bought in an arid area of eastern Pakistan - but the available ...

STRONG collaboration between the government and development partners has significantly empowered farmers, particularly those in rural areas, to adopt productive irrigation farming systems, the ...

Zimbabwe aims to develop 496 000ha of land under irrigation by 2030 to reduce reliance on rain-fed farming, a key pillar of ...