VietNamNet Bridge - The rainy season has begun and the serious drought in Mekong Delta is finally over. However, Vietnam will still face water shortages and saline intrusion in the long term.
AGRICULTURE
World Bank continues to support agriculture sector in Montenegro
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Africa: CAADP enables African countries increase agriculture productivity
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USDA announces $26 million investment to spur agricultural innovation
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Rwanda: FAO closes training to foster agriculture innovation
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AfDB President offers roadmap towards agriculture transformation at TICAD Summit
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Why do farmers care about climate change? Rising sea levels
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DRAINAGE
Realizing the benefits from P686-B investments in irrigation and drainage (Part 3)
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DROUGHTS
Stalagmite record reveals the causes of decadal-scale drought in Southwest China
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FLOODS
Floods kill 60, displace 44,000 in N. Korea: UN
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Floods displace hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia: UN
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FOOD SECURITY
Africa Urged to Invest to Ensure Food Security
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Sudan: Two UN agencies team up to help smallholder farmers, promote food security
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Japan, Africa teaming up to boost food security, nutrition
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UN says Dominican forests, food security improve
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IRRIGATION
Africa: Irrigation on rise as farmers face erratic weather click here
Jain Irrigation unit to supply €18.7 mn solar-powered irrigation system to Eritrea
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World's largest drip irrigation project in Bagalkot (India)
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Ethiopia: Efforts to exploit irrigation potential
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Global Greenhouse Irrigation Market 2016 Share Size, Forecast 2022
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Vietnam needs master plan for water sources: expert
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Bicchieri, M., 2016, Building the blocks of gender-sensitive social protection and natural resources, FAO, Rome Land Water Division Working Paper No. 13.
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