India's agritech startups are employing data mining and AI to improve crop yield, make farming profitable
26 Mar, 2018
Agritech
startups seem to be having their moment in the sun. There are many
startups like SatSure that are disrupting the Indian agricultural
economy in unexpected ways. Intello Labs, for example, uses
image-recognition software to monitor crops and predict the health of
farm yields.
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/india/indias-agritech-startups-are-employing-data-mining-and-ai-to-improve-crop-yield-make-farming-profitable-4405901.html
Food prices grow for second month in global index
5 Apr, 2018
The
food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) grew for the second consecutive month driven by robust
increases in grains and dairy prices. However, FAO’s anticipates this
year’s world maize and wheat production to decline based on early
forecasts, said the organization in a press release.
http://www.business-review.eu/business/agriculture/food-prices-grow-for-second-month-in-global-index-164416
UK sugar beet yields hit record levels
5 Apr, 2018
Sugar
beet growers are celebrating record beet yields from the 2017 harvest,
following favourable weather throughout the season, as the lifting
campaign came to an end just before Easter. Some 8.9m tonnes of sugar
beet were processed through the four British Sugar factories, with the
final average yield of 83.4t/ha, a significant increase on the previous
record of 79.8t/ha.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/uk-sugar-beet-yields-hit-record-levels.htm [ Top ] CLIMATE CHANGE
BHP formally leaves World Coal Association over climate change stance
5 Apr, 2018
BHP
has officially dumped its membership of the World Coal Association due
to the lobby group's stance on energy and climate change, but will
retain its membership of the United States Chamber of Commerce for now.
http://www.afr.com/business/mining/coal/bhp-formally-leaves-world-coal-association-over-climate-change-stance-20180405-h0yd0j
2°C cap on global warming won't save Arctic sea ice: studies
3 Apr, 2018
Even
if humanity stops global warming in its tracks at two degrees Celsius,
long seen as the guardrail for a climate-safe world, Arctic sea ice will
still disappear in some years, scientists have warned. Holding the line
at 1.5°C, however, would make a huge difference, according to two
separate studies published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
https://www.geo.tv/latest/189265-2c-cap-on-global-warming-wont-save-arctic-sea-ice-studies
[ Top ] DROUGHTS
Cape Town introduces 'world's first water police' after drought
1 Apr, 2018
The
South African city has gone three years without significant rainfall
and its six dams are running dangerously low. At the beginning of
February, officials introduced a series of water restrictions that are
so draconian, they simply have no precedent worldwide. Residents were
restricted to just 50 litres of water and a host of everyday practices
are prohibited under a series of measures known locally as "level 6B".
https://news.sky.com/story/cape-town-introduces-worlds-first-water-police-after-drought-11313588
California almonds are back after four years of brutal drought
14 Mar, 2018
This
year’s California almonds have had their share of turmoil. Frost and
high winds at the end of February damaged parts of the crop, grown
throughout the state’s Central Valley. Farmers tried to limit the
losses, running water to heat the ground and, in some cases, flying
helicopters over trees to keep cold air from settling. The full impact
won’t be known until later this month.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-thirst-for-almonds/
Argentine farmers slammed by worst drought in years
3 Apr, 2018
Argentina
is suffering its worst drought in at least a decade. The drought, which
began in November, has caused big losses, reduced expectations of
economic growth and raised concerns among farmers, government officials
and experts in the world's third-largest exporter of soybean and corn.
https://nypost.com/2018/04/03/argentine-farmers-slammed-by-worst-drought-in-years/
[ Top ] FLOODS
Heavy rain to enhance flood, mudslide risk in California
5 Apr, 2018
Residents
of California are being put on alert for a renewed risk of flooding,
mudslides and travel disruptions through the first part of the
weekend. A plume of moisture from the tropical regions of the Pacific
Ocean, also known as an atmospheric river, will take aim at Northern and
central California through Saturday.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/heavy-rain-to-enhance-flood-mudslide-risk-in-california-through-saturday/70004605
[ Top ] FOOD SECURITY
Indonesia hungers for better food policy to overturn chronic food insecurity
5 Apr, 2018
Despite
years of reasonable economic growth, 19.4 million Indonesians are still
unable to meet their daily dietary needs. The 2017 Global Food Security
Index ranks Indonesia 69th out of 113 countries, and its overall score
(which is independent of relative country rankings) has barely increased
over the past five years.
http://www.afr.com/news/world/asia/indonesia-hungers-for-better-food-policy-to-overturn-chronic-food-insecurity-20180405-h0ydib
Research on global food security receives a boost in Canada
4 Apr, 2018
Research
on global food security received a boost through a recent funding
announcement by the government of Saskatchewan. The provincial
government, through its Innovation and Science Fund, is providing the
new Roots of Food Security research facility at the University of
Saskatchewan with $800,000.
http://www.foodincanada.com/food-in-canada/research-global-food-security-receives-boost-canada-139358/ [ Top ] IRRIGATION
China to spend $300 million on improved irrigation in southern Xinjiang
31 Mar, 2018
The
Chinese government will spend 1.875 billion yuan ($298.92 million) to
improve irrigation systems in the heavily ethnic Uighur southern part.
The funds will be used to upgrade irrigation facilities and promote
water-saving technology to boost farm output in southern Xinjiang, where
it said most the region's poorest people live. Southern Xinjiang is a
major producer of cotton and fruit.
https://www.todayonline.com/world/china-spend-300-million-improved-irrigation-southern-xinjiang
[ Top ] WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Groundwater level falling in almost 50% area of Maharashtra: India
22 Mar, 2018
The
Nagpur-based Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)’s figures show that in
around 50% area of the Maharashtra state, groundwater level has fallen
in the last ten years. As the accompanying map shows, the maximum fall
was registered in Vidarbha. The report shows that out of the state’s
total geographic area of 3,07,713 square kilometres, the groundwater
level has fallen in around 1.5 lakh square kilometers.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/groundwater-level-falling-in-almost-50-area-of-maharashtra/articleshow/63404707.cms
Saudi Arabia joins UN decade for global water security
25 Mar, 2018
Saudi
Arabia has joined a UN-sponsored international decade to safeguard and
improve the world’s water supplies. The “Action Water for Sustainable
Development” decade was adopted by the General Assembly in December 2016
and begins this year. It will help focus attention on global water
security during the next 10 years.
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1273131/saudi-arabia
[Top] FORTHCOMING EVENTS
8th Asian Regional Conference, 2-4 May 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal, on the theme: Irrigation in Support of an Evergreen Revolution.
Website: http://nencid.org.np/
69th IEC & Regional Conference, 12–17 August 2018, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, on the theme: Innovative and Sustainable Agri-water Management: Adapting to a Variable and Changing Climate.
Website: http://www.icid2018.org/
Global Water Security for Agriculture and Natural Resources (GWSAN), 3-6 October 2018, Hyderabad, India: An ASABE Global Initiative Conference.
Website: http://www.asabewater.org/
9th International Micro Irrigation Conference, 16-18 January 2019, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, on the theme: Micro Irrigation in Modern Agriculture.
Website: http://www.icid.org/conf_microirri.html
3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) & 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September, 2019, Bali, Indonesia,on the theme: Development for water, food and nutrition security in a competitive environment.
Website: http://www.icid2019.org/ [Top] LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017
The
Egyptian National Committee for Irrigation and Drainage (ENCID) has
launched a new book titled 'Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in
Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned.' The publication is a
compilation of successful water-saving innovation ideas at the farm
level and is a rich source of reference work for all the professionals
engaged in agricultural water management aspirating for "More and more
crop per drop." For more info, kindly write to Encid@link.net
http://www.enc
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