Published by Stella Thomas, Global Water Fund - Founder and Director
Hello Romulus, Can you describe any best practices such as smarter farming techniques or more efficient technologies that are used in Sustainable Agriculture? Thank you
Automated irrigation systems are common in the US and are technically very simple. These could be installed in the urban gardens.
Published by Greg Majersky, Liquid Asset Development
As a side thought deriving from Greg's contribution, would such an indirect sustainability component complement agricultural activity? If yes, how can this be implemented in the peri-urban farmscapes?
Published by Romulus Okwany, Lecturer
Night irrigation should also reduce loss due to evaporation, thus, less water needs to be used.
Published by Greg Majersky, Liquid Asset Development
That is a definite advantage to irrigation systems powered by electricity given the less domestic power demand at night thereby facilitating energy balance in the power grids.
Published by Romulus Okwany, Lecturer
It is commendable that agriculture, and by extension landscape planning, has developed such technologies as subsurface irrigation, deficit irrigation, drip irrigation among other water efficient farming techniques. These practices have seen an increase of 20% irrigated land relative to only 7% increase in water demand in the USA. The availability of sustainable technologies is not a limitation probably at the moment. The biggest challenge is the ability to implement these technologies extensively.
Published by Romulus Okwany, Lecturer