新疆塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘昆玉市出现25个直径800米的绿色“农田圆圈”。这些圆形小麦田由中心支轴灌溉机自动浇灌，宛如巨型钟表。 该技术取代了以往滴灌方式，大幅减少劳动力并提升作物生长。
昆玉市这些“农田圆圈”采用中心支轴灌溉系统，每条灌溉臂长逾380米，悬挂喷头均匀喷洒水肥。外缘种植苜蓿形成防护带，内侧燕麦与小麦间作。苜蓿固沙改良土壤，燕麦快速覆盖保护幼苗，二者互促形成稳定生态。
种植基地管理员李道庆表示：“浇水施肥由支轴机处理，田间检查用无人机。我下田时间少多了，作物长得更好。”启动后，一次旋转约需9小时，后期减至36小时，仅需按按钮操作，4人完成以往30人工作。
2024年，该地仍为沙丘，滴灌因沙暴埋苗收成惨淡。基地主任崔刚创借鉴和田地区经验，转用中心支轴灌溉。崔刚创说：“旋转喷头保持土壤湿润，沙暴时沙粒快速沉降，大多数幼苗受保护。”
喷雾还洗去尘土、提升空气湿度，改善微气候，促进光合作用。该项目展示灌溉技术在干旱区农业改良的应用，或为类似地区提供参考。
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Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has inaugurated the rehabilitated and expanded Tendaho irrigation development project in Dubti woreda, Afar Region. Afar Region President Awel Arba and Water and Environment Minister Dr. Abraham Belay attended the event. The project has a capacity for 60,000 hectares, with 33,000 hectares now ready for irrigation.
Suleiman Maundu Ramadhan, an engineer from Tala in Machakos County, has installed irrigation systems to transform arid land into a mixed farming operation. He faced market challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic but now produces tons of onions and tomatoes each season. His farm employs 24 permanent workers.
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In Kenya's arid Wajir region, engineer Mohamed Hassan has shifted from livestock to innovative crop farming and beekeeping to combat persistent droughts. His efforts on a 40-acre farm produce drought-resistant crops and organic honey, employing over 40 locals. Hassan's initiatives inspire regional farmers and provide training opportunities.
Soil and water conservation efforts in Ethiopia's Oromia region have reduced disaster risks through community mobilization, according to the regional agriculture bureau. Bureau spokesperson Elias Kedir shared this with Fana Digital.
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Ethiopia's Agriculture Minister Adisu Arega stated that the agricultural sector is playing a key role in efforts to build a job-creating non-subsistence economy. He visited wheat production sites in Oromia region's East Shewa zone, Adaa woreda. The agricultural transformation is registering encouraging results.
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam stated that the country is managing its Nile water resources through a dynamic system based on real-time monitoring and hydrological forecasting to address rising demand during peak periods. He made the remarks during a meeting of the permanent committee for regulating Nile inflows. Officials reviewed water levels at Lake Nasser, dam operations, and the national water system's performance.
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Scientists analyzing sediments from a lake near the ancient Maya city of Itzan in Guatemala found no signs of drought during the period of population decline around 800-900 CE. The study suggests the collapse resulted from interconnected regional crises rather than local climate failure. Itzan maintained stable rainfall while neighboring areas suffered droughts.