The irrigation industry

A major foundation, supported primarily by the irrigation industry, is promoting projects in developing countries to make agricultural water use more efficient. indeed, the millions of smallholder farms in the world could use water much more efficiently, but they lack the technology, capital, and organization. water will be increasingly critical for nutrition in future decades. the foundation’s projects tend to undermine local communities and put farming into the hands of international corporations. how should environmental health practitioners participate ethically in these projects?