<p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://www.energybulletin.net/sites/default/files/images/drip2-600x369.thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-thumbnail" width="100" height="61" /></span>As the world population climbs and water stress spreads around the globe, finding ways of getting more crop per drop to meet our food needs is among the most urgent of challenges. One answer to this call is drip irrigation, which delivers water directly to the roots of plants in just the right amounts. It can double or triple water productivity -- boosting crop per drop -- and it appears to be taking off worldwide.</p>
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