1. Desert Farmers: Ancient and Modern
- Author
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Evenari, Michael
- Subjects
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WATER in agriculture , *IRRIGATION , *RUNOFF , *DESERTS , *ARID regions , *AGROHYDROLOGY , *AGRICULTURAL water supply , *AGRICULTURAL landscape management , *FARM management - Abstract
Focuses on the Negev Desert in Israel. Description and history of the Negev; How the desert once sustained crops through irrigation; Methods of the ancient farmers; Question of whether runoff agriculture could be repeated without bringing in water by pipeline from outside the Negev; Experiments with two reconstructed farms; Outlook for large-scale desert runoff agriculture in the Negev and other arid regions.
- Published
- 1974