APEC seeks boost to food security, sustainable agriculture growth

AGRICULTURE
• Latest ESA Research Leads to Better Cameras for Precision Agriculture click here
• U.K.-U.S. Trade Talks in Food & Agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• President Trump reportedly plans to disband climate change panel click here

DROUGHTS
• Successful prediction of multi-year US droughts and wildfire risk click here
• Climate scientists create Caribbean drought atlas click here

FLOODS
• Bharti bats for river interlinking to mitigate flood problem click here
• Floods affect 16 million in Nepal, India and Bangladesh click here

FOOD SECURITY
• APEC seeks boost to food security, sustainable agriculture growth click here

IRRIGATION
• Kibbutz Drip Irrigation Innovator Sold for $1.5 Billion click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Singapore’s approach to water governance holds lessons for others click here
  
  
  
• For New PM Water resources, tax policy among top priorities: Pakistan click here

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

Nepal floods: 36 killed, 12 missing, hundreds displaced due to landslides, torrential rain

AGRICULTURE
• Agriculture grew 5.72% in first half click here
• Rwanda: Farmers Push for Agriculture Bank click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Research Team Explores Impact of Climate Change on Future of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables click here

DROUGHTS
• Portugal battles more than 200 wildfires as severe drought grips the country click here

FLOODS
• Nepal floods: 36 killed, 12 missing, hundreds displaced due to landslides, torrential rain click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Angola: EU releases 65 million Euros for food security click here

IRRIGATION
• Irrigation Could Boost Regional Economy by Millions click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Strategies to combat water security in the Middle East click here

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

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation
Using data from NASA, Pakistan’s water research agency is sending rain forecasts to 10,000 farmers, helping them to irrigate more efficiently and increase their crop yields.

AGRICULTURE
• Are Industrial Agriculture and Genetic Modification the Answer to Feeding Humanity? click here
• India Set For Record Output of Kharif Crop Harvest: Agriculture Secretary click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Precision breeding needed to adapt corn to climate change, ancient samples show click here

DROUGHTS
• Severe drought cripples Sri Lanka click here

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

FOOD SECURITY
• Madagascar Sets an Example for Land Reform click here

IRRIGATION
• Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• BMDesign's concave roofs offer a solution to water scarcity in iran click here

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

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