Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the ...

Studies of different types ... irrigation systems, and management of soils and crops to reduce water loss are all ways to use water more efficiently within sustainable agroecosystems. Modern ...

The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this ...

By contrast, there are irrigation systems that can deliver water directly to the roots of plants. These systems can also ...

but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or springs to support ...