Emblazoned across the storefront in the desert of Coachella was an enticing advertisement, “Earliest Fruit and Vegetable Land in California – the Home of the Early Grape and Cantaloupe. Flowing ...

Life in places like California’s Death Valley pushes everything to its limit. Temperatures rise past 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The light is harsh, the soil is dry, and most plants wilt fast. Yet one low ...

I am a university president who did his undergraduate work in the state of Iowa and who has studied agricultural regions in more than 15 countries, but on a recent trip to Yuma I saw the most ...

I grow leafy green vegetables in the desert. Here in the United Arab Emirates, we live not far from the birthplace of agriculture, but despite this find ourselves surrounded by sand with the challenge ...

Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today. Wenona & Sal Baldenegro (Tucson, Arizona) - Agriculture can thrive in the desert. The Tohono O'odham ...

Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall and expanding agriculture in the region, according to a new study.

Researchers from Qatar's Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) have proposed a novel PV-powered, multipurpose system for agriculture in desert environments. The standalone system includes water ...

These regions receive very little rainfall yet look surprisingly lush at first glance. Their greenery can come from unique ...