Experts blame the crisis on the emphasis on paddy cultivation, which yields higher returns. The demand for water for agriculture has grown to 43.7 lakh hectare metre, 73% of which is groundwater ...

Chandra Dake, an Indian businessman from ... mango farm in extremely saline soil. We also grew commercial crops like mung beans and black-eyed pulses in the desert by watering it once a week ...

These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...

Inspired by the secret to the Nile Delta’s fertility, engineers are using a concoction of clay, water and local soils to grow fruits in the desert. In March this year, just as countries across ...

Inspired by the secret to the Nile Delta’s fertility, engineers are using a concoction of clay, water and local soils to grow fruits in the desert. In March this year, just as countries across ...