Water smarter, not harder. These clever self-watering raised bed ideas save time, keep plants thriving, and offer a reduced risk of overwatering.

Plant and Soil, Vol. 285, No. 1/2 (2006), pp. 45-55 (11 pages) As the critical information to study flow transport in soil–plant systems, root distributions and root-water-uptake (RWU) patterns have ...

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 ...

Solar-powered drip irrigation systems significantly enhance household incomes and nutritional intake of villagers in arid sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new Stanford University study published in ...

In sub-Saharan Africa 80% of agricultural production is from smallholder farmers, who face constraints on increasing farm productivity resulting in a large yield gap. Extensive rain-fed agriculture ...

We humans are supposed to number about 7.8 billion by 2050. Feeding every one of those mouths demands food production in new, less-than-“optimal” areas. Like the Sahara. And if these monstrous ...

The urgency of the climate crisis is felt across sub-Saharan Africa. As droughts and floods become more common and severe, crops fail and traditional rain-fed agriculture is becoming increasingly ...