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Scientists suggest that reliance on modern irrigation technologies as a water-use efficiency strategy is a ‘zombie idea’ — one that persists no matter how much evidence is thrown against it. Technology adoption as a water-saving method for improving irrigation efficiency is ineffective, and can actually worsen water scarcity, according to researchers.