Transforming Lives Through Climate-Resilient Irrigation: Game …
Jun 4, 2024 · Climate-resilient irrigation is a game-changer. Farmers can produce more food with less water and land. With reduced water stress, increased crop yields, and lower food prices, it can help feed 1.4 billion more people. Learn more in the World Bank's story.
Georgia and World Bank Launch Project to Improve Agriculture ...
Oct 17, 2023 · The Georgian Government, in partnership with the World Bank, today launched the Georgia Resilient Agriculture, Irrigation, and Land Project (GRAIL), which will benefit farmers and agricultural enterprises by enhancing irrigation services, land management, and agricultural support. The project will directly benefit the country’s rural population, leading to increased …
Managing Groundwater Resources in Pakistan’s Indus Basin
Mar 25, 2021 · Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS) is the largest contiguous surface water irrigation system in the world. Consisting of mighty barrages and thousands of kilometers of canals, the IBIS not only irrigates millions of hectares of agricultural land, but it also hosts a vast reservoir of groundwater that is central to the country’s ...
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Indonesia Pioneers Irrigation Service Delivery Innovation
Jul 6, 2022 · Modernizing irrigation is a top priority for Indonesia, where agriculture represents around 14 percent of the economy and around 33 percent of the entire labor force. Through innovative irrigation service agreements, the World Bank’s Strategic Irrigation Modernization and Urgent Rehabilitation Project is tackling the country’s issues of quality-of-service delivery and …
Reliable Irrigation Boosts Crop Yields and Diversity in Kabul Province
Jun 17, 2021 · PAGHMAN DISTRICT, Kabul Province – Five farmers climb the scrubby hills, releasing water along different sections of a newly rehabilitated irrigation canal. The farmers own land in the high and low areas of Poshta Pazhak village …
Nepal: Irrigation and Water Resource Management - World Bank …
Major impediments in increasing agricultural productivity in Nepal include: i) the lack of irrigation (only 28% of the total agricultural land (4.21 million ha) is irrigated), ii) unavailability of inputs such as quality seeds and fertilizers, iii) pest complex, and …
Bringing forth water to combat food insecurity and climate change …
Beyond irrigation, what is at stake throughout the vast Sahel, is a silent struggle to stem rural exodus. Lacking prospects, young people are tempted to migrate into big cities or to the West. The hope is to reunite women and men around their land, give them the tools to develop their holdings, and enable them to live and to prosper, at home ...
Climate-Resilient Irrigation - World Bank Group
Oct 5, 2022 · Each solar pump can supply electricity for 3 crop irrigations for 20 acres of land. Since 2008, the Irrigation and Water Resources Management Project (IWRMP) has been working towards improving agriculture productivity and the management of selected irrigation schemes in Nepal, as well as enhancing institutional capacity for integrated water ...
Factsheet: Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation Project
Dec 19, 2022 · More than 538 irrigation and 234 drainage systems, representing an estimated 7,300 kilometers of canals, have been destroyed. Approximately 90 flood protection structures have been washed away, leaving agricultural land and millions of households unprotected for upcoming rainy seasons. Most farmers have lost their crops and their incomes.