Soil and irrigation

Horticulture Innovation Lab research related to irrigation practices and soil health examine constraints to irrigation adoption, effects of conservation agriculture practices on horticultural crops, low-cost methods to improve soil health, and farmer-led irrigation processes to make irrigation more widely available for smallholder vegetable farmers.

fact sheet- photo of hand holding potato roots, with headline: Targeting soil health to reduce nematodes on Guatemalan farms

Success story: Targeting soil health to reduce nematodes on Guatemalan farms

Fact sheet, Program materials

Bombas solares que incrementan las opciones para los agricultores

Fact sheet, Program materials

Fact sheet - Solar pumps improve irrigation options

Solar pumps improve irrigation options for farmers

Fact sheet, Program materials

Technology fact sheet: Conservation agriculture for vegetables

Growing vegetables with conservation agriculture

Fact sheet, Program materials

Manuel Reyes

Research professor
Kansas State University

Manuel Reyes is a research professor at Kansas State University, working primarily for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification.

mannyreyes@ksu.edu

Kate Scow

Professor
University of California, Davis

Kate Scow is Professor of Soil Microbial Ecology in the UC Davis Department of Land, Air and Water Resources.

kmscow@ucdavis.edu

Adama Ouedraogo

Chief Executive Officer
Global Predict

Mr. Adama Ouedraogo is the Chief Executive Officer of GLOBALPREDICT Ltd. and an Agribusiness Economist, serving as the Principal Investigator for the project "Strengthening Horticultural Value Chains in Niger."

Sisters Maudilia and Lesbia Magaly Raxjal Casia, Mayan farmers and members of a local growers association, welcome visitors to their village farm site in Chuixilón, Santa Cruz Balanyá. These indigenous entrepreneurs, who successfully produce tomatoes, onions, and strawberries, demonstrate how floating cover technology adapts traditional farming to climate challenges. Their leadership in sharing climate-smart practices on their ancestral territory inspires agricultural innovation throughout Guatemala's highl

Local Led Innovation in Guatemala's Indigenous Communities: Building Climate Resilience Together

Through a Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture Lab project, small-scale producers use floating covers, blending traditional knowledge with new tech to transform farming and combat climate change impacts.

Farmers learning-by-doing about ASD, in severely infested root knot nematode field at Hetauda. Image credit: Ram Khadka.

Improving soil health for increased yields, profitability and enhanced nutrition in Nepal and Bangladesh

In Nepal, a lack of crop rotation has exacerbated soilborne diseases, leading to decreased farm profitability and discouraging younger generations from farming. Learn how Dr. Ram B. Khadka and Dr. Ranjana Rawal are addressing these issues through anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) trials and capacity strengthening of the farmers in the form of mother and baby trials.

Promoting technology for horticulture production as adaptation to weather change in Guatemala

Led by Rolando Cifuentes, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG)

For highland farmers who face elevated risks due to weather change, this project identifies the most effective protective structures, irrigation technologies, practices to improve soil health, and postharvest management practices to ensure the production of high-quality, safe, and nutritious produce.

Guatemala

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