“In Bangladesh, the introduction of solar water pumps, which are manufactured using locally available technologies, will not only help poor and marginal farmers increase their yield but also bring down their agricultural production costs substantially in the next 20 years.

A new agricultural institution in Peru mimics traditional practices to help disseminate irrigation technology that both preserves soil nutrients and lets farmers harvest off-season.

FORO writes,

A study by the International Food Policy Research Institute [IFPRI], found that water supplies in the Limpopo River Basin will fall over the next two decades, owing to reduced rainfall, disproportionately impacting small farmers who must compete with both commercial farms and mining companies for access to water.

A number of initiatives in Yemen have mobilized support against Qat, a shrub used to alleviate hunger but which negatively impacts health and environment, and many farmers are replacing their Qat crops.

The Strategic Foresight Group writes,

"The growing prevalence of Qat farming in Yemen is a cause of grave concern. In recent years, Yemeni farmers have taken the initiative of uprooting Qat and replacing it with other crops. If this trend continues, it will bring social, nutritional and ecological benefits to the people in the coming years.

Agricultural water shortages in the north-west region of Bangladesh is causing many farmers to monocrop during the monsoon season, contributing to soil degradation and a vicious cycle that squeezes farmers into poverty and could result in depopulation/migration.

The Strategic Foresight Group writes,