TWV 059 – Securing Water for Food with Ku McMahan, Ph.D.

April 28, 2015
TWV 059 – Securing Water for Food with Ku McMahan, Ph.D.
Water Values Podcast
TWV 059 – Securing Water for Food with Ku McMahan, Ph.D.

Apr 28 2015 |

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Show Notes

Ku McMahan of the Securing Water for Food Program joins us to discuss the program, its origins, mission and impact on developing countries. Ku discusses how the program fosters innovation in the water-agriculture nexus and how the program currently is undergoing a third call for innovations that can help those in developing countries use water more efficiently for agriculture, implement water capture and storage solutions, and deal with increased soil salinity issues.

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