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The New Mexico State University College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences "Brings Science to Your Life" through academics, research, and New Mexico's Cooperative Extension Service.

The Cooperative Extension Service provides practical, research based knowledge throughout New Mexico and beyond. Extension staff, located in all 33 counties and tribal offices, deliver 4-H programs, conduct trainings, and share research-based information about livestock, nutrition, horticulture, and many other topics.

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Restoring Watersheds Helps Farmers

17 April 2011 | Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Photo: AWATT Villagers build a terracing system that will slow water runoff, improve canal conditions, and protect farms in the lower watershed from soil...

Closing the Karez – A Historic First

3 February 2011 | Herat Province, Afghanistan

USAID/AWATT Members of the community in Shindand District in Herat Province watches as the karez is closed. This stops the water from flowing onward...

A Watershed Event for Nuristan

5 November 2010 | Nuristan, Afghanistan

From craggy slopes of the Hindu Kush, Nuristan feeds snowpack and monsoon runoff into eastern Afghanistan’s river network, often with devastating consequences. Unchecked, these seasonal...

Turnouts Making Farmers’ Lives Easier

11 October 2010 | Balkh Province, Afghanistan

Haji Ghafoor is a farmer located in the Balkh canal irrigation system, where water allocation is done by farmers who take weekly turns irrigating their...

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Village Mirabs Confer on Irrigation Issues

28 February 2010 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, every village has a mirab – a water master – who is in charge of managing local irrigation resources. It is...

Solar Dryers Preserve Fruit and Raise Women’s Incomes

31 July 2009 | Chaharikar, Afghanistan

In Parwan Province, women entrepreneurs in nine communities are producing nutritious dried fruits and vegetables thanks to solar dryers provided by USAID. Indirect solar dryers...