Ensuring regular amounts of harvest is becoming more and more a challenge in parts of Myanmar. Image source: Shutterstock (#310459745)
As the beginning monsoon season becomes more variable and water shortages more common, Myanmar’s agriculture has to adapt, particularly in an area known as the Dry Zone.
To bolster resilience in Myanmar, Proximity Designs, a local enterprise, is building affordable soil moisture sensors that indicate whether water is needed for their crops. Farmers are irrigating 30 percent more than they would need to, and the devices could help them save immense amounts of water.
Meanwhile, Terre des Hommes, an Italian non-profit organization, with funding from LIFT (Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund), is assisting villages with the construction of gardens run with drip irrigation and hydroponics.
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