Agricultural water inefficiency in small farms
Small farms often irrigate by habit rather than need, wasting scarce water.
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Many smallholders lack affordable soil-moisture feedback or scheduling guidance, so irrigation is guesswork. Water scarcity and energy costs make this inefficiency increasingly costly.
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