Not exact matches
Now farmers talk about installing new
technology such as
drip irrigation systems.
Subsurface
drip irrigation, in which buried tubing delivers water directly to plants» root zones, is the most efficient form of
irrigation technology, but it is currently expensive.
You will conserve scarce water resources and reduce carbon emissions associated with inefficient agricultural
technologies the
drip irrigation systems replace.
The following
technologies are mentioned: (a) adaptable cultivars (e.g. cabbage, tomato, union, etc.), (b) water saving techniques (e.g.
drip irrigation system or micro-
irrigation system), (c) appropriate production practices (e.g. hydroponics, concrete benches, protected agriculture).
Spending all that time in the scorching sun, without much water in sight, may be why Israelis have been resourceful lately in developing water
technology, such as
drip irrigation and desalinization plants.