Turkana County To Invest Sh600mn In Mega Drip Irrigation Schemes
Turkana county government plans will invest at least Sh600 million on a new mega drip irrigation project to boost food security. Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai said...
Category : Irrigation
Ecolab to recycle domestic wastewater for irrigation
A partnership agreement has just been signed between the government of Egypt and the American company Ecolab. The water treatment and purification solutions provider will...
New irrigation tech: a game-changer for Africa’s smallholder farmers
As Africa faces the threat of climate change, and as population growth increases demand for food, smallholder farmers, who form the bulk of the continent’s...
Govt Must Prioritise Irrigation, Consider Insurance For Smallholder Farmers
Federal and state governments have been told to shift attention to irrigation away from rain farming due to the perennial flooding across the country. The...
Nigeria approves US $24bn for smart modular irrigation in Adamawa
The Federal government of Nigeria has approved an investment of US $24 billion for the implementation of a smart modular irrigation project in Adamawa State....
Tanzania to build 13 irrigation schemes in highlands region
Tanzania’s National Irrigation Commission said on Wednesday plans were underway to construct 13 irrigation schemes in the country’s southern highlands breadbasket region of Mbeya, covering...
Project to treat wastewater for farming underway
A research project to treat wastewater for supply to urban farmers in Accra for the cultivation of vegetables is underway. The research is being implemented...
Farmers Find Fortunes In Rice, Sunflower In Tana Irrigation
Farmers at the Tana Irrigation Scheme are embracing rice and sunflower farming, raking thousands of shillings from the crops. Tana Irrigation Scheme manager James Kirimi...
Water Ways to deliver a C$200,000 blueberries smart irrigation project in Ethiopia
Water Ways Technologies Inc., a global provider of Israeli-based agriculture technology, providing water irrigation solutions to agricultural producers, announces that it has received a new...
FG considers drip irrigation
As AFAN expresses hope over drip irrigation As food prices continue to soar, the Federal Government, disclosed considering drip irrigation for food production. This was...