Posts tagged irrigation

Is World Population Growth Outpacing Its Food Production?

Jun 30th

Posted by Affleap in World Events

Record harvests are unable to keep up with population growth, along with land scarcity, water scarcity are now emerging as serious constraints on effort to expand world food production especially in developing economies.

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Philippines’ Rice Terraces – A Historic Civil Engineering Feat

Mar 26th

Posted by Affleap in Miscellanews Tidbits

The rice terraces in Banawe, Philippines was adjudged as one of the best among the man made structures to receive an award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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