Hyper-accurate satellite systems for agriculture
07 September 2019
Agribusiness is tapping into hyper-accurate satellite positioning systems to develop new services and improve farm productivity.
https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6371438/hyper-accurate-satellite-systems-for-agriculture/?cs=4698
 

African Green Revolution Forum 2019: African Development Bank, partners relaunch agriculture platform
06 September 2019
The African Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have relaunched a platform to assist African agriculture ministers and other key stakeholders to promote strong growth in agricultural production and value addition in their countries. The partners launched the new Leadership for Agriculture (L4AG) Forum on 2nd September 2019, during the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF).

https://www.afdb.org/fr/news-and-events/press-releases/african-green-revolution-forum-2019-african-development-bank-partners-relaunch-agriculture-platform-29902

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[[ CLIMATE CHANGE ]]








Alaska is ‘ground zero’ for climate change
07 September 2019
“The Arctic is warming a couple of times faster than the rest of the globe, so Alaska has more to be concerned about than the rest of us,” Grossman said. “I think the decline in the sea ice is going to have far-reaching effects. Not just on the coast. Far away from the coast in Alaska and elsewhere.”
https://www.juneauempire.com/news/alaska-is-ground-zero-for-climate-change/
 

Are we overestimating how much trees will help fight climate change?
07 September 2019
Bob Marra navigated his way to the back of a dusty barn in Hamden, Connecticut, belonging to the state’s Agricultural Experiment Station. There, past piles of empty beehives, on a wall of metal shelves, were stacks of wooden disks — all that remains of 39 trees taken down in 2014 from Great Mountain Forest in the northwest corner of the state.
https://grist.org/article/are-we-overestimating-how-much-trees-will-help-fight-climate-change/
 

NMSU climate change seminar tackles landscape change in Chihuahuan Desert
07 September 2019
Nearly one-third of the world’s land surface is threatened with desertification, a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area becomes a desert. This vulnerability could impact up to 250 million people.

https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/nmsu/2019/09/07/nmsu-climate-change-seminar-tackles-landscape-change-chihuahuan-desert/2246806001/

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[[ DROUGHTS ]]






This record drought is a natural disaster
08 September 2019
Many well prepared and resilient farmers are now beyond their drought risk management strategies and the long-term impact on them and rural communities will be unprecedented.
https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/6370384/this-record-drought-is-a-natural-disaster/

 

After flood, drought hits Kurigram farmers
09 September 2019
Farmers in Kurigram, one of the worst-affected districts in this year’s floods, have been hit hard by drought after the water receded. Many of them planted transplanted Aman to overcome losses inflicted by flood but the fields are drying up and irrigation is costly.
http://www.newagebd.net/article/84063/after-flood-drought-hits-kurigram-farmers
 

Desertification Costs World Economy up to 15 trillion dollars – U.N.
07 September 2019
Forest fires, droughts and other forms of land degradation cost the global economy as much as 15 trillion dollars every year and are deepening the climate change crisis, a top United Nations environment official said Friday.
http://www.ipsnews.net/2019/09/desertification-costs-world-economy-15-trillion-dollars-u-n/

   


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[[ FLOODS ]]





 

Thailand: Floods and Landslides
07 September 2019
According to the Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), approximately 158,028 households have been affected, and 19 deaths reported (of 6 September 2019); however, assessments are ongoing. The catastrophe causing damages to infrastructure and assets, including 3,818 houses, 439 schools and 57 health facilities damaged; 1,503,367 rai (equivalent to 240,538 hectares) of crops inundated…
https://reliefweb.int/report/thailand/thailand-floods-and-landslides-information-bulletin-no-1
 

Satellites capture stark imagery of receding flood waters from devastating storm surge in Bahamas
04 September 2019
A satellite image from Finnish company ICEYE taken over Grand Bahama Island Monday showed the incredible extent of flooding which occurred as a result of Hurricane Dorian battering the island, and now a new satellite image from ICEYE shows the flood waters finally receding to close to normal levels.
http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/dorian/satellites-capture-stark-imagery-of-receding-flood-waters-from-devastating-storm-surge-in-bahamas
 

Flood fury: In Ropar alone, 46,300 hit, Rs 152-cr loss
31 August 2019
The damage to crops and government and private properties during last week’s floods in Ropar district — owing to incessant rain followed by the release of water from the Bhakra Dam — has been put at over Rs 152 crore.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/flood-fury-in-ropar-alone-46-300-hit-rs-152-cr-loss/825940.html
 

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[[ FOOD SECURITY ]]
 




 

70% work at port food security project complete
08 September 2019
Qatar’s flagship food sustainability programme, the QR1.6bn Hamad Port Food Security Project, is now 70 percent complete and will be fully operational within a year, a Qatar Chamber (QC) official has said.
https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/08/09/2019/70-work-at-port-food-security-project-complete
 

Việt Nam needs strategy for earth observation technology
09 September 2019
Earth observation (EO) is the gathering of information about the physical, chemical, and biological systems of the planet via remote-sensing technologies. Satellite observations can benefit many areas of society, including environmental and resource management, agriculture and food security, transport, air quality and health, risk management, and security.
https://vietnamnews.vn/opinion/535128/viet-nam-needs-strategy-for-earth-observation-technology.html#rBBbFDv2i42fkuOa.97


Access to fertiliser key to food security, says OCP Boss
08 September 2019
Improved access to fertiliser has been identified as a major key to increasing food production. Country Manager, OCP Africa, Caleb Usoh, at the second edition of the Agribusiness Summit, in Abuja, said there is a need to boost food production to keep up with the rapid population growth of the country. He disclosed the need to reach self-sufficiency in fertiliser production, adding that to achieve the vision, OCP Africa will invest $1b in fertiliser production capacity.
https://guardian.ng/features/access-to-fertiliser-key-to-food-security-says-ocp-boss/

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[[ IRRIGATION ]]






Farmers seek more water in irrigation canals
08 September 2019
A large number of farmers on Saturday blocked the Muktsar-Malout road at Rupana village here, demanding the release of more water into the Dabra minor for irrigation purposes. They said the Irrigation Department was releasing water into the Arniwala minor, which further provides water to the Dabra minor, but their fields were drying up due to the release of less water.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/farmers-seek-more-water-in-irrigation-canals/829626.html
 

Murray Irrigation farmers to have early access to water
08 September 2019
“Murray Irrigation knows that its farmers are doing it tough — heading into the second year of zero allocation of water and drought is devastating for our shareholders, their families and all but decimating some local businesses,” Murray Irrigation chief executive officer Phil Endley said. “We always look for ways to leverage our bulk water licence and offer relief to local farmers, however, it’s even more crucial in times of drought.
https://www.riverineherald.com.au/rural-news/2019/09/08/795808/murray-irrigation-farmers-to-have-early-access-to-water
 

Global Greenhouse Irrigation System Market: Actionable Insights based on Valuable Research (2019-2024)
08 September 2019
An incisive qualitative analysis of Global Greenhouse Irrigation System market factors responsible for driving and restraining the growth is provided in the report. It offers accurate industry facts, figures, and statistics related to revenue, production, consumption, CAGR, share, and other factors.
https://marketstructurenews.com/global-greenhouse-irrigation-system-market-2/

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[[ WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ]]

Water Management: Meaning, Statistics and Solutions
07 September 2019
India uses 89% for agriculture, 5% for industry and 6% for domestic use. The total annual freshwater withdrawals today are estimated at 3800 cubic kilometers, twice as much as just 50 years ago (World Commission on Dams, 2000).
https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/watermanagement-1440753457-1
 

World-Wide Smart Water Metering Market, Industry / Sector Analysis Report, Regional Outlook & Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2019 – 2025
09 September 2019
Strengthening global initiatives and growing measures to reduce Non-Revenue Water (NRW) for efficient resource utilization will propel smart water metering market. Emerging sustainable solutions for effective management coupled with increasing efforts toward water conservation will augment the business growth. For instance, according to the American Water Works Association (AWWA) estimates, there are nearly 237,600 water line breaks per year in the U.S., accounting for over USD 2.8 billion annual revenue loss.
https://honestversion.com/worldwide-smart-water-metering-market-industry-sector-analysis-report-regional-outlook-competitive-market-share-forecast-2019-2025/

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Water and Society 2019: 5th International Conference on Water and Society, 2 - 4 October 2019, Valencia, Spain. For more details, please visit: https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2019/water-and-society-2019

3rd Annual Congress on Soil, Plant and Water Sciences, 11-12 November 2019, Madrid, Spain on the Theme: Invention of new significant tool for sustainable growth in soil, plant and natural resources on earth. Contact: Mr. Jack Watson, Program Manager. Email: socialscience@brainstromingmeetings.com, Website: https://soilscience.insightconferences.com/

Association Fran'aise pour l'Etude des Irrigations et du Drainage (AFEID), is organizing a two-day Conference on “Water Savings in Irrigation” from 13-14 November 2019 at Montpellier, France.
The objectives of the Conference are : (a) Exchange around the levers of water saving and efficiency improvements in irrigation; (b) Share the quantitative feedback on water savings achieved by a change of equipment or the adoption of piloting tools in the different EU countries; (c) Share the methodologies used in the various European countries for the ex-ante evaluation of potential water savings; present the French methodology established at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture; and (d) present technical innovations to save water in irrigation.
For further information on program, registration, submission of abstract etc., please visit conference website: https://watersaving.sciencesconf.org

11th Agrovision (National Expo, Conferences & Workshops) 22-25 November, 2019 Reshimbhag Ground, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Agrovision is a combination of Free Workshops, Exhibition and Conference which provides an excellent platform for the farmers and the agriculture industry to explore various opportunities. This is a B2B and B2C platform where organizations display latest technologies, products, services to farmers and various channel partners. The 4-day knowledge imparting movement is well attended by farmers, agri entrepreneurs from all parts of India. All the efforts of these years have resulted in building Agrovision as the India’s Largest Agri Summit. For exhibition or any other related queries please contact: anil.sharma@mmactiv.com, agrovisionnagpur@gmail.com, Website: http://www.agrovisionindia.in/
 

The International Conference on: Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA), 1-3 December 2019, Cairo, Egypt. Contact: Ms. Sara Youssef
Conference Coordinator fnssa@food-conference.org, Website: https://www.food-conference.org/events/food-nutrition-security-and-sustainable-agriculture-1st#objectiveoftheconference
 

5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Water Museum, Marrakech, Morocco
Theme: Sustainable Management of irrigation for improved resilience of agriculture in Africa
Website: http://5arcid.ma/

Water Pollution 2020: 15th International Conference on Monitoring, Modelling and Management of Water Pollution, 13-15 May 2020, Valencia, Spain. For more details, please visit: https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2020-conferences/water-pollution-2020; Email: wit@wessex.ac.uk

24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
Website: http://www.icid2020.com.au

MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection and Valorisation, 31 March-3 April 2020, Caserta, Italy. For more details, please visit: https://iah.org/events/minwat-2020; Email: segratario@iahitaly.it
 

24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia. For more info contact: Mr. Bryan Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Irrigation’s Australia Limited (IAL) (Incorporating IACID); Email: bryan.ward@irrigation.org.au, info@irrigation.org.au; Website: http://www.icid2020.com.au
 

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Water–energy–food nexus
With a view to drawing attention to the interrelated nature of global resource systems, FAO is exploring how the water–energy–food nexus can support food security and sustainable agriculture worldwide. Population growth, rapid urbanization, changing diets and economic development are just some of the factors driving increased demand for water, energy and food. Agriculture is the largest consumer of the world's freshwater resources, and more than one-quarter of the energy used globally is expended on food production and supply. Feeding a global population expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050 will require a 60 percent increase in food production.

http://www.fao.org/land-water/water/watergovernance/waterfoodenergynexus/en/