Modern agriculture requires much greater energy input than conventional agriculture, which
heavily depends on fossil fuels for drying grain, manufacturing fertilizers, driving machinery …

For most of low-head pump stations, pumps simultaneously undertake important tasks such
as flood control, irrigation and drainage where more attention should be paid on involved …

Due to the uneven distribution of water resources, there are many water diversion projects
around the world, such as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China, especially in …

In order to explore the transient characteristics of the large-scale vertical siphon axial flow
pumping station during the start-up and exhaust process, numerical simulations were …

Smallholder farmers (SFs) are cornerstone actors in eradicating poverty and hunger.
Companies have recently focused on SFs as potential customers and suppliers. Several …

Agriculture being an essential activity sector for the survival and prosperity of humanity, it is
fundamental to use sustainable technologies in this field. With this in mind, some statistical …

Increasing extreme rainfall events caused by global climate change have had a significant
impact on urban drainage systems. As a critical component of a pumping station, a large …

Despite extensive research on farmers' constraints and decisions, technology developers,
policymakers and development organizations still encounter difficulties in relating policies to …

The agriculture sector of Nepal has been plagued by problems of poor irrigation networks
and infrastructure. This has forced farmers to use fuel and electricity-based pumps, which …

Improved water management is an important strategy to support smallholder farming, and
thus to foster food security and improved livelihoods. Within this strategy, technologies like …