Sentences with phrase «saving drip irrigation»

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It is possible to save a tremendous amount of water with drip irrigation: putting water through perforated hoses that are aimed at the crops, and the hoses drip little drops of water at pretty much the same time the crop needs it.

Methods such as accurate water measurement and soil moisture monitoring, laser - leveling fields, using conservation tillage to retain soil moisture, switching to low energy precision application sprinklers, lining canals, and employing subsurface drip irrigation where possible could save upwards of 40 percent of agriculture's water use while improving crop yields and saving energy.

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).

While the drip irrigation systems demonstrated in the video are impressive, it's hard to ignore the fact that the project is reliant on volunteer labor from abroad — while the volunteers describe how the local population has a hard time understanding the idea of saving and using rain water.

But according to the World Wildlife Fund, improvements to irrigation practices in just one Turkish agricultural region could remove much of that uncertainty, saving enough water annually to meet Istanbul's needs for up to three years.This month, a joint project by WWF and Turkish cookie and cracker manufacturer ETİ Burçak will begin training farmers in Konya, a fertile region of central Anatolia known as «Turkey's breadbasket,» to use modern drip - irrigation methods that reduce water consumption by one third to one half.