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From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English.

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A researcher who helped make crops grow in dry land areas received the World Food Prize last week. Daniel Hillel was recognized for his work in developing what is called "micro-irrigation" or "drip irrigation." It has made farming possible in places where there is little rainfall or water.

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Daniel Hillel's farm near his home in Israel shows his ideas at work.

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"Each tree row is fed by these plastic tubes that drip water at the base of the tree."

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Watering plants drop by drop has changed agriculture by reducing the amount of water needed to grow crops.