Database research record2006·South Africa
Nourishing with drip irrigation
Carol Posthumus
SA Irrigation = SA Besproeiing
Urban Farm DB summary
An extracted text describing an Agricultural Research Council (ARC) project in South Africa that brings lower-cost alternative irrigation technologies, including drip irrigation, to smallholder farmers and community gardens. The project targets areas where water is scarce but irrigation access exists, aiming to establish best management and operation practices that lower costs and save water, with drip irrigation also framed as a way of ensuring food security.