Irrigation control has long been part of the picture for most operations.

Millions of small-scale farmers face significant challenges, including food and water insecurity, dependence on unpredictable rain, and increasing frequency of natural disasters.

Investing in irrigation in Africa’s semi-arid areas could stem the flow of migrants from the continent across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe and significantly curb urban migration, the African Union has found.

The battle to ensure equitable and sustainable access to fresh water supplies is in the hands of all water users.

As the global population expands and natural resources dwindle, food security is a critical concern. Smart solutions for more efficient farming, hardier crops, alternative sources of nutrition and safer food packaging and storage are essential.

The smart irrigation market is growing due to the increasing role of technology in irrigation management.

Farmers in Southern Africa should from this year, adapt and plant drought-resistant crops, concentrate on short season varieties and rear drought-tolerant livestock breeds as the frequency of droughts intensifies.

Growing awareness about benefits of irrigation automation fuels growth of the irrigation automation market.

The Hydro-Rain B-hyve controller allows farmers to remotely control and monitor center pivot irrigation systems.

To provide irrigation facilities to areas that are not even able to cultivate one crop annually, India’s Karnataka state has developed the world’s biggest automated single drip irrigation project in the Bagalkot district.

VIRIDIX, A DEVELOPER of datadriven precision irrigation systems, and Talgil, a manufacturer of professional irrigation controllers, have partnered to provide the global farming community with an integrated precision irrigation solution.

Scientists at University of Illinois have identified solutions that could lead to technological advancements in precision crop irrigation. 

In 1938, French colonial authorities in what is today Mali started on an ambitious infrastructure plan to transform the desert into an area of agricultural production.

Our entire food chain is reliant upon the availability of sufficient water to cultivate crops. Without water, our food supply dries up too. Whether crops are rain-dependent or get their water through flood, furrow or drip irrigation, the reality remains that human sustenance is entirely dependent on water.

The properties of the soil play a crucial role in where irrigation water goes.

Irrigation farmers are warning of crop failure and higher food prices as intensifying power cuts leave them unable to properly water summer crops. 

 Over the coming months, we will receive various data releases to help guide our thinking about South Africa’s agricultural growth prospects in 2023.

A report released by the South African government paints a grim picture of the country’s water resources and water infrastructure as well as the overall quality of its drinking water.

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology demonstrates how the diversity and abundance of arthropods decrease when hedgerows and field margins covered by wild grass and flowers are removed.