Irrigation pioneer wins world food prize
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Hillel">Hillel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="irrigation">irrigation</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="drip">drip</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Hillel">Hillel</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drip">drip</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>.”</p><p><span word="Watering">Watering</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>.</p><p><span word="Jan">Jan</span> <span word="Hopmans">Hopmans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hydrologist">hydrologist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="water">water</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drip">drip</span> <span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="vineyards">vineyards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="onion">onion</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="drip">drip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="micro">micro</span>-<span word="irrigation">irrigation</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Hillel">Hillel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>.</p><p><span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Hillel">Hillel</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dryland">dryland</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settler">settler</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Negev">Negev</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="fifties">fifties</span>.</p>
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