Surface irrigation remains a vital agricultural practice, combining tradition with modern analytical methods to address the global challenges of water scarcity and efficient water use. Recent ...

Irrigation by surface water is steadily expanding in different parts of the country while the use of groundwater is declining thanks to the government's move to re-excavate canals and build rubber ...

The use of surface water has become the ultimate solution for irrigating croplands across the country as depleting underground reserves amid lesser rainfall and higher fuel costs have left farmers ...

TIFTON — Drip irrigation systems have long helped Georgia vegetable farmers grow high yielding crops. A University of Georgia Cooperative Extension expert says sub-surface drip irrigation can help ...

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants for increased agricultural production. There are different types of irrigation which include; sprinkler irrigation, surface, drip ...

Tanks/ponds form the largest share (41 per cent) of all the surface flow irrigation schemes, while 14 per cent and 10 per cent of the schemes are reservoirs and temporary diversions, respectively.

LOS BANOS Although underground irrigation is still a common way to water crops and fields, some farmers and landowners are moving to use surface irrigation amid one of the worst droughts in state ...

Irrigation systems can be expensive. As a farmer, you need to choose the irrigation method that will work for you and ensure that you get maximum returns. Irrigation is the application of water to the ...

NEW DELHI: India has seen a decline of 9,000 surface flow minor irrigation schemes since 2006-2007, a government census has revealed. This has increased the dependence of the agricultural sector on ...