Myanmar: Water-Saving Tech, Vegetable Gardens Grow Hope in Myanmar's Dry Zone

Mar 10, 2017 | Thin Lei Win, Reuters
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Myanmar recently emerged from decades of military dictatorship only to face a bigger existential threat. The Dry Zone, an area comprising 58 townships in Mandalay, Magwe and Sagaing, is home to around 10 million people, who mostly rely on rain-fed agriculture. It suffers from year-round water shortages.