Thanks to a little help from researchers equipped with satellite imagery, farmers in Raj Samadhilyia, a tiny village in Gujarat, have been able to do a better job of capturing, managing, and using the precious water provided by scanty rains. As a result, they are achieving a goal that scientists say will be essential to achieving food security worldwide: getting more crop per drop, particularly in areas where water could become scarcer due to climate change. It's a rare achievement, however, as water management remains a major challenge in dry parts of India and elsewhere. In Africa, for instance, most farmers still depend on unpredictable rains. Just 10% of Africa's farmland is irrigated, compared with 26% in India and 44% in China.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/getting-more-drops-crops
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gaia-vince
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dryland-farming
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
