Sixteen percent of farmers now have access to superfast broadband
16 Jan, 2019
Sixteen
percent of farmers now have access to superfast broadband, an increase
of 12 percent since 2015, the NFU's latest broadband survey shows. But
despite improvements in access to 4G services and an increase in access
to superfast broadband, the NFU’s latest broadband and mobile member
survey still highlights a need for better coverage to support farmers
and their businesses.
https://www.farminguk.com/news/Sixteen-percent-of-farmers-now-have-access-to-superfast-broadband_51109.html
Educated youth are boosting agricultural growth with hi-tech farming in Tamil Nadu: India
22 Dec, 2018
Returning
to their roots, educated youth in Tamil Nadu have boosted agricultural
production manifold by modernizing their ancestral land, and by using
Israeli farming technology.
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-educated-youth-are-boosting-agricultural-growth-hi-tech-farming-tamil-nadu-93839
John Deere earns six AE50 awards for latest agricultural innovations
11 Jan, 2019
John
Deere was presented with six AE50 Awards for outstanding innovations
that improve production agriculture. Each year the American Society of
Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recognizes 50 of the most
innovative product-engineering designs in the food and agriculture
industry, with its AE50 Awards, as chosen by international engineering
experts.
https://www.capitalpress.com/sponsored/john-deere-earns-six-ae-awards-for-latest-agricultural-innovations/article_7b132920-15c3-11e9-92cc-ff16550153f7.html
[Top] CLIMATE CHANGE
Upper-ocean warming is changing the global wave climate, making waves stronger
Jan , 2019
Sea
level rise puts coastal areas at the forefront of the impacts of
climate change, but new research shows they face other climate-related
threats as well. Scientists found that the energy of ocean waves has
been growing globally, and they found a direct association between ocean
warming and the increase in wave energy.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190114082847.htm
Climate threat dominates 2019 global risk rankings
16 Jan, 2019
For
the third year in a row environmental risks dominate the Global Risks
Report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), with extreme weather once
again named as the most pressing threat facing the global economy in
2019.
https://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news-analysis/3069391/climate-threat-dominates-2019-global-risk-ranking
Antarctica ice melt has accelerated by 280% in the last 4 decades
15 Jan, 2019
A
pair of new studies released share a same ominous message -- that our
planet's ice is melting at an alarming rate, which is bad news for
global sea levels. According to a study led by Eric Rignot from the
University of California at Irvine, which looked at details of ice and
snow from the entire continent of Antarctica since 1979, Antarctica's
crucial ice sheet has been melting for the entire 39 year period, but
that is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/14/world/climate-change-antarctica-ice-melt-twin-studies/index.html
[Top] DROUGHTS Trees change inside as drought persists
9 Jan, 2019
James
Cook University scientists in Australia have found that trees change
their anatomy in response to prolonged drought. The project involves
using plastic sheets to reduce the rainfall getting into a half hectare
of rainforest, artificially creating an extended and drier dry season. A
neighbouring half hectare is uncovered and gets the normal amount of
rain to allow close comparison between the two groups of trees. The
results have recently been published in the journal Ecology and
Evolution.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190109102438.htm
Termites mitigate effects of drought in tropical rainforests
11 Jan, 2018
Researchers
found that both termite numbers and activity increased during the El
Niño drought of 2015-2016, resulting in higher leaf litter
decomposition and soil moisture. Termites play an important role in the
ecosystem as decomposers – they facilitate nutrient cycling, enhance
soil moisture and affect nutrients. They are one of the few animals that
can break down cellulose found in plant material.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office/press-releases/termites-mitigate-effects-of-drought-in-tropical-rainforests.html
[Top] FLOODS
Harvard University to study impact of Kerala floods
16 Jan, 2019
The
devastating floods the state had experienced in August last year
continue to attract global attention. In the latest, Harvard University
has expressed its interest in studying the impact of the floods on the
health and livelihoods of the people in the state.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/jan/16/harvard-university-to-study-impact-of-kerala-floods-1925562.html
Climate-fuelled flooding is Canada’s costliest and fastest-growing extreme-weather challenge, report says
9 Jan, 2018
Cities
and utility providers across Canada are girding for a wetter future as
rising global temperatures supercharge storms and lead to more frequent
and severe flooding. A new report from the think tank pegs flooding in
major urban centres as Canada’s costliest and fastest-growing
extreme-weather challenge, with implications for everything from
residential insurance premiums to municipal credit ratings.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-climate-fuelled-flooding-is-canadas-costliest-and-fastest-growing/?cmpid=rss
[Top] FOOD SECURITY
UN creates new food initiatives, names 2020 ‘Year of Plant Health’
15 Jan, 2019
The
United Nations’ General Assembly last month approved three new
resolutions creating awareness plant health, food safety and pulses. The
agency created two new international days and one entire year devoted
to central issues in global food security and nutrition.
https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/foods/un-creates-new-food-initiatives-names-2020-year-plant-health
New 'planetary health diet' can save lives and the planet, major review suggests
19 Jan, 2019
An
international team of scientists has developed a diet it says can
improve health while ensuring sustainable food production to reduce
further damage to the planet. The authors warn that a global change in
diet and food production is needed as 3 billion people across the world
are malnourished -- which includes those who are under and overnourished
-- and food production is overstepping environmental targets, driving
climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/16/health/new-diet-to-save-lives-and-planet-health-study-intl/index.html
[Top] IRRIGATION
Andhra’s Polavaram irrigation project creates Guinness world records: India
7 Jan, 2019
The
Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh state created two
Guinness world records for “pouring the highest amount of concrete” and
“largest continuous concrete pour in 24 hours.” The world record
attempts by Navayuga Engineering Co. Ltd, which has taken up some of the
project work, began on Sunday morning at 8 am and ended on Monday at 8
am. The Polavaram irrigation project is located in West Godavari
district of Andhra Pradesh.
https://www.livemint.com/Politics/DNRCjz7xwr8HZMTyeY1DUJ/Andhras-Polavaram-irrigation-project-creates-Guinness-world.html
[Top] WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Clearing thirsty alien vegetation set to bring cheapest solution to Cape Town’s water crisis
15 Jan, 2019
Cape
Town is considering spending R8-billion on engineered solutions to
shore up its over-stretched water supply. But to include a process of
clearing thirsty alien invasive plants from the water catchments
surrounding the city’s main dams will cost a fraction of that, and
rand-for-rand will yield much more water into the system.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-01-15-clearing-thirsty-alien-vegetation-set-to-bring-cheapest-solution-to-cape-towns-water-crisis/
Desalination plants worldwide produce more toxic waste than fresh water, UN-backed study shows
15 Jan, 2019
More
than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce far
more toxic sludge than fresh water, according to a first global
assessment of the sector’s industrial waste. Desalination plants around
the world are producing enough brine waste to swamp an area the size of
Florida with a foot of salty water every year. Researchers warn that
much of the brine is being dumped untreated into the sea, and some is
laden with toxic chemicals, causing harm to sea life.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/2182110/desalination-plants-worldwide-produce-more-toxic-waste-fresh-water-un
[Top] FORTHCOMING EVENTS
THA 2019 International Conference on Water Management and Climate Change towards Asia's Water-Energy-Food Nexus and SDGs
23-25 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
Website: https://www.tha2019.org
International Dam Safety Conference 2019, 13-14 February 2019, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
Website: www.damsafety.in/idsc2019
Water for Food Global Conference 2019, 29-30 April 2019, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Theme: Water for a Hungry World: Innovation in Water and Food Security
Website: https://waterforfood.nebraska.edu/news-and-events
3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3) and 70th International Executive Council Meeting, 1-7 September 2019, Bali, Indonesia
Theme: Development for water, food and nutrition security in a competitive environment
Website: https://icid2019.com/
5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Rabat, Morocco
Theme: Sustainable Management of Irrigation for Improved Resilience of Agriculture in Africa
Website: http://www.anafide.net/
24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-24 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
Website: http://www.icid2020.com.au
[Top] LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
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The study on ''Water Productivity Mapping of Major Indian Crops'' presents
for the first time, maps on the water productivity of ten major Indian
crops across cultivating districts and states. It builds on the
expectation that if key decisions regarding irrigation, cropping
patterns, input pricing, and incentive structures are predicated on
water productivity of crops, it would ensure that water in agriculture
is distributed more widely, water-use efficiency is enhanced, and Indian
agriculture becomes more sustainable and productive in the long run.
Thus, the study seeks to inform targeted policies and investment
interventions for meeting the twin objectives of "har khet ko pani"
(water to every field) and "more crop per drop." The report will
encourage policy makers to take note of and trigger an effective
response to the looming water crisis faced by the agriculture sector in
India. The book has been released as an Open Access and may be
downloaded @ https://bit.ly/2Q6O |
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