Floods resulted in loss of 0.86% of India GDP in the 1970s and 1980s. In the present decade, this share has come down to 0.1% of the GDP. Photo: AFP

AGRICULTURE
• AfDB to invest US$24 billion in agriculture in next 10 years click here
• Is it time to embrace commercial agriculture? click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Climate change may cause more rain, nitrogen runoff click here

DROUGHTS
• Italy drought: No water rationing in Rome click here

FLOODS
• What is the impact of floods on India’s GDP? click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Farm fresh and harvested at home in Dubai click here

IRRIGATION
• Master Gardeners: Water smarter, not harder by using drip irrigation click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Plants in place to turn sewage into potable water click here

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017.
• 8th Asian Regional Conference, 2-4 May 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal, on the theme of “Irrigation in Support of an Evergreen Revolution”
• 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.

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016. ...etc. click here