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IWMI researchers underline both the promise and perils of Africa's emerging boom in solar-powered irrigation in a Devex opinion article.

How to know if there is enough water for the Sustainable Development Goals

The government of India has distributed 100 million cards to help farmers monitor soil health. But many are finding them overly technical and difficult to use.

Sinking more carbon in the ground is more appealing than ever to meet new emissions targets. But it’s not that easy.

The Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) aims to fill a major gap in soil spatial information in Africa. To this end new soil data were collected at over 9,000 locations from 60 sentinel sites in Africa and combined with collated and harmonized soil legacy data from over 18,000 locations in Africa.

Researchers analyzed data with geographic information systems (GIS) rather than depending on case study results, as in previous studies.

Today, food security and the need for food governance increasingly feature on the agendas of cities and city regions.

From IUCN Water. The Tana River, Kenya's Liveline. The Tana, Kenya's longest river, flows for over 1,000 kms with a catchment area of 95,000 km² (roughly the size of Portugal). The River Basin has significant development opportunities for hydropower, domestic water provision, and irrigation - planned as part of Kenya's Vision for 2030. 

Across South Asia today, male out-migration is a fact of life, particularly in the poorer Eastern states of India such as Bihar, not to mention Nepal and Bangladesh. This has led families to pursue a dual livelihood strategy, depending on both farming and migrant wage work, with neither able to fulfill their minimum needs alone, let alone provide opportunities for economic upliftment.

Synthetic pesticides have helped to close agricultural yield gaps around the world. But their use is also a classic double-edged sword.