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Farmer interventions in water distribution have profound impact

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Photo credit: CIMMYT/Alfonso Cortes
Children from Hidalgo, Mexico, help water run over the furrows of a field where conservation agriculture is practiced. Photo credit: CIMMYT/Alfonso Cortes

Through conservation agriculture, scientists aim to improve rural incomes and livelihoods through sustainable management of agro-ecosystem productivity and diversity, while minimizing unfavorable environmental impacts.