Israel bringing new technology for Indian farmers
12 Jan, 2018
New Delhi: India
and Israel are set to jointly develop new crop varieties and share post
harvest technologies following the success of the 10-year-old
Indo-Israeli Agriculture Project (IIAP) whose accomplishments include
growing cherry tomatoes in Haryana, rejuvenating mango orchards in
Maharashtra and demonstrating to Indian farmers the effectiveness of
state-of-the-art irrigation technologies.
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/mwEoaYspOwGu3TxffhKTUJ/How-Israel-is-bringing-new-technology-for-the-Indian-farmer.html
Fiji farmers advised of climate-smart agriculture
9 Jan, 2018
Farmers
in Fiji have been advised of the need to be mindful of the impacts of
climate change and to practice climate-smart agriculture to address it.
While meeting and holding informal discussions with respective crop and
livestock farmers of Tailevu last week, Minister for Agriculture, Rural
and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management and
Meteorological Services Inia Seruiratu stressed the importance of
applying the best agricultural practices to mitigate the effects of
climate change.
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=430171
[ Top ] CLIMATE CHANGE
UN warns climate change goals laid out in Paris accord are almost out of reach
13 Jan, 2018
The
Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius
will slip beyond reach unless nations act now to slash carbon pollution,
curb energy demand, and suck CO2 from the air, according to a draft UN
report.
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2128104/there-tipping-point-un-warns-climate-change-goals
Cuba embarks on a 100-year plan to protect itself from climate change
10 Jan, 2018
On
its deadly run through the Caribbean last September, Hurricane Irma
lashed northern Cuba, inundating coastal settlements and scouring away
vegetation. Irma lent new urgency to a plan, called Tarea Vida, or
Project Life, adopted last spring by Cuba’s Council of Ministers. A
decade in the making, the program bans construction of new homes in
threatened coastal areas, mandates relocating people from communities
doomed by rising sea levels, calls for an overhaul of the country’s
agricultural system to shift crop production away from
saltwater-contaminated areas, and spells out the need to shore up
coastal defenses, including by restoring degraded habitat.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/cuba-embarks-100-year-plan-protect-itself-climate-change
Team of artists create 'Climoji' to discuss climate change
12 Jan, 2018
A
team of artists created a set of climate change emoji—dubbed Climoji.
The climate change emoji depict dying animals, methane-emitting cows,
food waste, plastic-filled fish, forest fires and even people drowning.
It is a grim picture, but a picture that is largely described in
scientific literature of what the future holds if humans don't make
concerted efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions (among other efforts)
to halt or at least slow climate change.
http://www.newsweek.com/feel-world-ending-climate-change-emojis-here-help-779586
[ Top ] DROUGHTS
Drought on wheat pasture plaguing producers in U.S
12 Jan, 2018
Drought and dryness is continuing
to expand across the Great Plains and southwestern states. In the
latest Drought Monitor, roughly 57 percent of the U.S. is experiencing
some form of drought. The biggest changes are happening in the southern Plains states of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas. The dryness and colder weather are causing some problems for wheat producers.
https://www.drovers.com/article/drought-wheat-pasture-plaguing-producers
[ Top ] FLOODS
18 dead, others missing after flooding and mudslides force thousands to flee in California
12 Jan, 2018
At
least 18 people are dead, including four children, when heavy rain
unleashed flash floods, mudslides and debris flow in California this
week, according to Santa Barbara County officials.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/dead-flooding-mudslides-force-thousands-flee-california/story?id=52229415
Act now to protect millions from floods, says Study
11 Jan, 2018
Scientists
say millions more are at risk of flooding over the decades to come
based on climate change already in the pipeline. In order to survive,
the time to adapt is now. But it's not just rising sea levels that are
threatening communities with inundation: New research shows that ever
more of us are at risk from rivers bursting their banks. Since the
mid-1980s, climate scientists have recorded a 20 percent increase in
record-breaking rainfall around the world — with devastating
consequences.
http://www.dw.com/en/act-now-to-protect-millions-from-floods-study/a-42110153
[ Top ] FOOD SECURITY
WFP: Lack of funds threatens supply of relief food in E. Africa
5 Jan, 2018
Shortage
of funds threatens to jeopardise the World Food Programme (WFP)
operations in East Africa, the UN agency has said. The main cause of the
crisis, according to the UN, is the fact that it is becoming expensive
for donor countries to satisfy the huge number of hungry people.
https://www.africanseer.com/kenya/563344-wfp-lack-of-funds-threatens-supply-of-relief-food-in-e-africa.html
USDA-funded multi-robot farming project to aid in increasing world's food supply
13 Jan, 2018
The
world will be required to feed an estimated 9 billion people by 2050,
but annual percentage crop yield increases are currently only half those
required to meet these projected food needs. This pressing issue is
being taken on by a team of researchers at Kansas State University whose
aim is to increase arable land acreage considered too steep for use
with conventional equipment.
http://www.hpj.com/crops/usda-funded-multi-robot-farming-project-to-aid-in-increasing/article_8ffd23cc-dd42-5c66-8cbc-ef3a6269ff46.html
[ Top ] IRRIGATION
No Narmada water for irrigation this summer, 10 lakh farmers to be hit: India
13 Jan, 2018
The
Gujarat government has advised farmers against any cultivation during
the summer season if they are dependent on the Narmada river for
irrigation. The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) issued a
circular on Friday alerting farmers not to take up crop cultivation. The
state government made the decision after the water level in the Narmada
reservoir remained below average during the past monsoon season.
http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-no-narmada-water-for-irrigation-this-summer-10-lakh-farmers-to-be-hit-2575090
[ Top ] WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Dam project sped up to tackle Cape Town water crisis: S.Africa
12 Jan, 2018
Plans
to increase water supply to the Voëlvlei Dam, scheduled to come on
stream in 2024, have been fast-tracked to 2019 to help with Cape Town’s
water crisis. The scheme involves pumping winter rainfall from the Berg
River into the dam.
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-01-12-dam-project-sped-up-to-tackle-cape-town-water-crisis/
Plan issued to improve water quality in China's second-largest freshwater lake
12 Jan, 2018
Central
China's Hunan Province recently released an action plan to improve the
environment of Dongting Lake, the second-largest freshwater lake in
China. Dongting Lake, known as "the kidney of the Yangtze River," is one
of the most important wetlands in China and the world. But water in the
lake has been polluted and resources have been illegally exploited in
recent years. The province publicized the three-year plan (2018-2020) to
tackle pollution by agriculture, households, industry and ships,
regulate sand excavation, and restore wetlands.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/12/c_136891699.htm
[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): An ASABE
Global Initiative Conference, Hyderabad, India, 3-6 October 2018.
Website: http://www.asabewater.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.encid.org.eg/
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