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Center pivot crop irrigation system conserves water

The Center Pivot System saves a significant amount of water while allowing the measured distribution of a precise amount to plants.

Photo credit: CIMMYT/Alfonso Cortes
This picture by Alfonso Cortes shows a center pivot irrigation system in Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Photo credit: CIMMYT/Alfonso Cortes

The Center Pivot System saves a significant amount of water while allowing the measured distribution of a precise amount to plants.

This maize crop has been cultivated using conservation agriculture techniques.

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.