ICID e-Bulletin 18 March

• Tuesday, 2019-March-19

AGRICULTURE

Israeli tech helping farmers worldwide improve their crops click here
Pollution destroys 21% wheat, 6% rice crop every year: IIT-M study click here
AI to the Rescue: How phones are turning into plant doctors for thousands of farmers click here

CLIMATE CHANGE

California wildfires 'can now happen in any year' click here
Students around the world skip class to demand action on climate click here
Evidence for man-made global warming hits 'gold standard': Scientists click here

DROUGHTS

California declared totally drought free for first time in seven years click here
Drought subjects Central America to pests, loss of crops and lack of drinking water click here

FLOODS

Historic flooding in parts of Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota due to rare confluence of meteorological factors click here
Flash floods triggered by rain, landslide kill 50 in Indonesia's Papua click here
SANDF teams deployed to flood-ravaged Malawi and Mozambique click here

FOOD SECURITY

FAO, ICBA ink agreements to save plant genetic resources, boost food security in world’s marginal areas click here
Dubai launches 14 new business activities to promote investment in local food production click here

IRRIGATION

Israeli precision irrigation firm to deliver water to 60,000 rural Indian farmers click here

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Delhi at epicentre of global groundwater crisis: Report click here
Nepal utilizes only 20 percent water available to it click here

FAO launches new handbook titled On-farm practices for safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture - A training handbook for Farmer Field Schools | Published: Second Edition, 2019

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