Ancient Agricultural Practices Offer Lessons for Farming with Water Scarcity

Research into ancient low-water-use agricultural practices by Bar-Ilan University in Israel is offering insights into how modern farming could succeed in times of water scarcity. A study published in Environmental Archaeology began with an exploration of Plot-and-Berm agroecosystems located along Israel’s Mediterranean coast but expanded into investigation of how traditional sunken groundwater-harvesting agroecosystems were used historically throughout arid regions and how they might inform modern agricultural practices in water-scarce climates or periods of drought.
Related NCAT resource: Soil for Water