ICID E Bulletin 12 February 2018

• Thursday, 2018-February-15

A rubber tree farmer at his plantation in Thailand's southern Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The current price of rubber has fallen well below the record high of $6.00 a kilogram in 2011. © Reuters

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture offers little chance of escaping poverty in Africa click here
Thailand asks farmers to cut down rubber trees to boost prices click here
Bangkok: Thailand, the world's largest rubber producer and exporter, has launched a program to encourage farmers to cut down rubber trees earlier than the 25-year life cycle to reduce total annual output by 5% by the end of April, in a bid to support falling rubber prices.
Premium coffee growers branch out to cheaper beans click here

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change could unleash vast reserves of toxic mercury from Arctic permafrost click here
Australia tourism industry under climate change threat: Study click here

DROUGHTS

Southern Africa still battles to recover from drought click here
Farmers now accustomed to a drying climate are donating water to Cape Town: S.Africa click here

FLOODS

Floods hit Jakarta, thousands evacuated click here
Create “Sponge Cities” to tackle worsening floods click here

FOOD SECURITY

SAVE FOOD initiative passes 1,000 member mark click here
UN seeks $1.06 billion to help 26 fragile countries create ‘firewall against famine’ click here
Action on Food Safety to be focus of GFSI Global Food Safety Conference 2018 click here

IRRIGATION

Projects under long-term irrigation fund get Rs 14,398 cr: India click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

World Bank to fund water schemes for Doon, 6 other districts: India click here
90% Nigerian households consume faeces-tainted water click here

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Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt: Case Studies and Lessons Learned, November 2017 click here