Tag: farming

Mobile Technology Helps Farmers save Time, Water, and Electricity

Sep 14, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Environment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Food & Water)

Worldwatch: Mobile Technology Helps Farmers save Time, Water, and Electricity Managing irrigation pumps and water systems is a difficult and costly task for many farmers in developing countries. The amount of time and energy farmers spend watering their crops often compromises time that could otherwise be used for family and community obligations. It also compromises…
Key to feeding Africa called better farming

Jul 29, 2008

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Poverty, Technology (Food & Water)

Baltimore Sun: Key to feeding Africa called better farming WASH MELKASA, Ethiopia – Hussein Ibrahim walks solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and trees weighed down with plump avocados. This modern, thriving farm – a rarity in drought-ravaged Ethiopia – filled Hussein with envy. Like so many other farmers…