A summary of Hortgro-funded research on water and irrigation. By Anna Mouton. Water scarcity was already a recognised risk in 1998 when Dr Theresa Volschenk and colleagues of what is now the ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij began investigating the Soil Water Balance…
A group of nine South Africans visited Israel on their way to the 30th International Horticultural Symposium in Istanbul, here’s what they learned about the Israelis’ irrigation practices. By Wiehann Steyn. Nine South African water pilgrims on their way to…
Exploring groundwater as a significant sustainable water source. By Grethe Bestbier. “One thing I can tell you,” said Prof. Eilon Adar, leading groundwater hydrologist and former director of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,…
Reclaiming deserts for farming. By Engela Duvenage. Sewage or effluent is not waste. It is a treasure. If managed correctly, it can be sustainably used by the agricultural sector. If Israel can do it, South Africa can do it too.…
Why does it occur and what can you do about it? By Anna Mouton. “I saw another case of salinisation only yesterday,” says Louis Reynolds, director at Fruitful Crop Advice, a consulting service specialising in fertilisation, irrigation, and the establishment…
How does Israel manage to export water when the country has an arid to semi-arid climate? Fresh Quarterly learns more from renowned hydrologist Prof. Eilon Adar of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.…
What do about half the people and half the crops on earth have in common? Their survival depends on groundwater. By Anna Mouton. Only about 2.5% of all water on earth is fresh. About 0.9% is brackish. Everything else is…