Ukraine supplies a large proportion of grain and oilseeds to the world market and faces
disruptions from the Russian invasion in 2022. Here we explore the combined effects of the …

The paper proposes a capacity‐building programme (CBP) on water for food/agricultural
water management in sub‐Saharan Africa contained within an academy on the water …

In recent years, use of solar-powered irrigation pumps (SIPs) has increased significantly in
the agricultural plains (terai) of Nepal. Federal and local governments there have subsidized …

Irrigation is crucial for food systems transitions, contributing to food security, climate change
mitigation and adaptation, and poverty reduction (Rosa 2022, McDermid et al 2023) …

India is the world's largest user of groundwater for irrigation, with approximately 32 million
pumps running on diesel, electric, and solar power. Subsidized electricity has led to an …

Irrigation is considered a key tool for climate change adaptation. However, irrigation
activities generate greenhouse gases (GHGs) based on pumping using fossil fuels …

Groundwater plays a key role in meeting water demands, supplying over 40% of irrigation
water globally, with this role likely to grow as water demands and surface water variability …

While several nations of the world are going through wars to affirm their territorial
boundaries, wars of another kind are being fought everyday by millions around their …

In recent years, policy discourse in South Asia has increasingly focused on reducing
pressure on groundwater use in irrigated agriculture and reducing irrigation energy …

Renewable energy technologies are being actively encouraged in India by policies that
promote public and private investment in renewable energy. New regulatory and financial …