The domestic and foreign research in the field of rice cultivation carried out over past 10-15 years has identified four main promising technologies that can reduce cost produced: 1 - intermittent flooding; 2 periodic moistening without creating a layer water; 3 sprinkling, including surface irrigation; 4 drip irrigation. Drip irrigation is most priority area research, since it significantly ra...

Referral of extremely low birthweight infants (less than 1001 g) from district hospitals in a geographically defined area to a specialist regional centre significantly improved their chances of survival.

childbirth is associated with poorchild growth in developingcountries.We describe the association between psychologicalmorbidityduringpregnancy and lowbirthweight (52.5 kg).Acohort of 270 motherswas recruited froma district hospital in Goa,India; allmothers were interviewedwith a screening questionnaire for psychologicalmorbidity. Babies of 250 motherswere reviewed at birthtomeasure their weigh...

BACKGROUND The theme of the 2014 Southern African Rural Health Conference was 'Building resilience in facing rural realities'. Retaining health professionals in South Africa is critical for sustainable health services. Only 12% of doctors and 19% of nurses have been retained in the rural areas. The aim of the workshop was to understand from health practitioners why they continued working in the...

Hepatitis A is an acute inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in human. The path of entry of HAV to the bloodstream is the epithelium of the intestine. Liver inflammation occurs when HAV multiplies within the hepatocytes and Kupffer cells of the liver. HAV is mostly transmitted by contaminated water, fruits and vegetables. The purpose of the current study was to evalua...

River Hasdeo is life line for many district and villages that came across its bank. The water is used for various purposes like as drinking water, in agriculture etc. hence one of the greatest concerns for the water consumers with respect to the quality of drinking water is contamination with pathogenic microorganisms and various industrial effluents. Microbiological river water quality is obli...

Abstract Irrigation water quality impacts plant growth, crop production, and public health. Thus, understanding the trends in irrigation is important to manage health, optimize production. The Koga region Ethiopia a developing area where crops are an food source for growing population, critical supply additional secure insecurity issues. This study measures physiochemical biological parameters ...

Understanding of how best to support those most vulnerable to climate stress is imperative given expected changes in climate variability. This paper investigates local adaptation strategies to climate variability, focusing on agricultural decision-making in a communal irrigation scheme in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Research done through interviews, surveys and participator...

This paper reviews contamination status, sources and remediation of heavy metals in agricultural land of most Asian countries, with an emphasis to China, which are undergoing rapid economic development. Some farmland soil in suburbs of most cities and sewage irrigation district in China are polluted to some extend with heavy metals such as Cd, As, Zn, Cu, and Hg, consequently resulting in metal...

-Water plays an important role in everyday’s life. Agriculture is a backbone of our country and it uses 85% of available fresh water for irrigation. Irrigation is the method of supplying the water to the plants artificially. In India, Farmers follow different irrigation systems to cultivate the crops. The different types of irrigation methods include sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, surfa...