Inter Press Service: Researchers in the central Moroccan region Beni Mellal are introducing new agricultural techniques that increase production while reducing water usage. Climate change seems to have driven the new measures. Before 1990, drought struck once every five years, now it comes once every two years. Researchers are working on a dual use of rainfall and irrigation to boost production. "Farmers in Beni Mellal have used irrigation water from two dams and subterranean reservoirs," …
Morocco: Farmers Overcome Water Scarcity
Inter Press Service: Researchers in the central Moroccan region Beni Mellal are introducing new agricultural techniques that increase production while reducing water usage. Climate change seems to have driven the new measures. Before 1990, drought struck once every five years, now it comes once every two years. Researchers are working on a dual use of rainfall and irrigation to boost production. "Farmers in Beni Mellal have used irrigation water from two dams and subterranean reservoirs," …
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