November 23, 2019
Meeting Environmental Standards Worldwide: “Toto, We’re Not in Kansas Anymore”
For project innovators under the government-funded Securing Water for Food (SWFF) program, environmental regulations sometimes are a splash of cold water reality. It’s like the line from Wizard of Oz, says USAID/LAB contractor Dr. P.V….
Read MoreNovember 22, 2019
Fish Tanks Atop the Hill, With Water Flowing Below
The hilly area between the savannas and the desert is both starved for adequate water and the region needs yearly about 500,000 tons more fish. Fish is a staple of local diets, and there is…
Read MoreNovember 21, 2019
A Man’s Dream: Feed Africa Through Hydroponics
In Kenya, strange-looking small pipes—some vertical, others horizontal—have leafy vegetables protruding from holes with trickles of water flowing through. This simple set-up has the potential to feed an urbanizing Africa and the rest of the…
Read MoreNovember 20, 2019
A Fruitful Answer for Bangladesh, Pumpkins Against Poverty
As Nazmul Islam Chowdhury walked along an eroding riverbank in Northwest Bangladesh 15 years ago, he pondered the livelihood of villagers who see their farmland disappearing each year. He cast his eyes on a barren…
Read MoreNovember 19, 2019
Water Governance Institute Promotes Economic Inclusion for Refugees
There are about 1.4 million refugees in Uganda, most of whom are from nearby countries who have fled political conflicts. Henry Mugisha, with Water Governance Institute (WGI), believes he has part of the answer to…
Read MoreOctober 25, 2019
High Tech Farming Comes to Mozambique
The “Old McDonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o” refrain in the classic children’s song is slightly outdated. Today, along with farm animals, one might add a drone to the menagerie. For example, in the southeastern African…
Read MoreOctober 2, 2019
Feed Africa Through Hydroponics: A Man’s Dream
In Kenya, strange-looking small pipes—some vertical, others horizontal—have leafy vegetables protruding from holes with trickles of water flowing through. This simple set-up has the potential to feed an urbanizing Africa and the rest of the…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2019
It’s a Big Assignment. Growing More Food With Less Water.
It is predicted by 2050 the earth will have more than nine billion inhabitants with only sufficient year-round good water for a third of that number. The SWFF program, backed by USAID, and the governments…
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2019
Biplab and His Bhungroo Pipe—An Earthquake Results in Innovation
In Western India bordering Pakistan, there was once an earthquake that devastated the elevated water storage tanks, thereby affecting the water supply. Into this land came a man with a can-do philosophy named Biplab Ketan…
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2019
The Yin and Yang of Securing Water for Food
In Confucianism, one might label the program Securing Water for Food (SWFF) yin and yang, a balance of opposing but complementary ideas for an increasingly thirsty world. That’s the guiding philosophy of a unique multi-government…
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