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Bahrain plans big solar irrigation projectThe irrigation systems on key highways and roads across Bahrain could soon run on solar energy as part of initiatives to reduce the cost of powering the country, according to a report. If a pioneering pilot project is successful, More… |
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Haya Water to irrigate Ghala Golf ClubHaya Water will provide millions of gallons of treated water to help with irrigation of the Ghala Golf Club facility, as the company continues to add to its customer base for its water reuse product across the Muscat area. Golf course More… |
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Expo targets alternative agri methodsAlternative agricultural strategies and technologies that can provide better and sustainable solutions to the region’s growing food demand will be the focus for an upcoming agribusiness trade event in Dubai. AGRA Middle East will run from More… |
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Iraq rice yield up as water, power supplies growThe yellow fields on the banks of the Euphrates are producing higher yields of aromatic Iraqi No. 1 rice this year thanks to increased water supplies and enough electricity to run irrigation pumps. Standing over a massive pile of unhusked More… |
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Climate change worsens plight of Iraqi farmersFrequent dust storms and scarce rains are stifling Iraq's efforts to revive a farming sector hit by decades of war, sanctions and isolation. Wheat and rice production has suffered from a severe drought in the past two years, due in par More… |
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Iraq to revamp water managementTop Iraqi and US officials recently held a seminar which explored initiatives to improve farm productivity through effective water management and crop selection. Minister of Water Resources Dr Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid and US Agency for Int More… |
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World Bank supports Egypt's farm sectorThe World Bank has offered a $145 million loan to Egypt in support of a venture being implemented by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources to develop water and irrigation projects in the Western Delta area. The loan will be repaid More… |
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World Bank supports Egypt development projectsThe World Bank has offered a $145 million loan to Egypt in support of a venture being implemented by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources to develop water and irrigation projects in the Western Delta area. The loan will be repaid More… |
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Treated wastewater ‘can be used for irrigation’The use of treated wastewater for irrigation saves the country’s limited water resources in the long run, according to an expert. It also ensures sustainability of agriculture in the country, said Hyder Consulting Middle East Project Mana More… |
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IFC takes Metito stakeMetito has partnered with IFC to increase its capital and finance its expanding projects in water and wastewater infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will subscribe to 7.4 per cent equi More… |
