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We can grow enough food, but will it cost us the earth?
Optimism about the achievability of global food security was tempered by pessimism on man’s ability to achieve this without wrecking the earth’s natural systems at the Stockholm Water Laureate’s...
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Bringing Conservation and Agriculture Together
This post was originally published on the Bioversity International website. Emile Frison, Director General, Bioversity International, is currently attending the IUCN World Conservation Congress in...
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The Borlaug Dilemma
Will agricultural intensification save our natural ecosystems from farmer invasion? He is the most revered figure in agricultural research – the father of the green revolution. But the late Norman...
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Andrew Noble addressing the Crawford Fund Parliamentary Conference in Canberra, Australia Reversing water and land degradation is one of the main challenges faced in meeting future global food...
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Color of Water: Is it old wine in a new bottle?
In recent literature color has been added to water. Blue water is defined as water which can be collected, pumped or transported. It essentially refers to water in surface and groundwater reservoirs....
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Practicing the safe use of wastewater for food production
René van Veenhuizen from RUAF reviews two new guides on the safe use of wastewater in agriculture: Safer Irrigation Practices for Reducing Vegetable Contamination in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa. An...
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Community-based Groundwater Governance: why China can make it work and India...
The International Water Management Institute-Tata Policy Research Program Annual Partners’ Meeting (ITP-APM 2012) got down to business last week in Anand, Gujarat. Researchers and partners discussed...
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The Story of Agriculture and Climate Change: The Road We’ve Travelled
This week, amidst the ongoing UN climate talks in Doha, farmers, scientists, businesses and NGOs will unite at Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day (ALL-5) to share solutions for protecting our...
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Revisiting principles of Water Allocation for Agriculture
Water, the primary resource for irrigated agriculture, is demanded by domestic, industrial, environmental and agricultural sectors within a catchment. In other words, water of varying quality is...
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