23rd International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017.
USA: Use of drones and other technology increasing in agriculture
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Mauritius: Nation Endorses the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Compact
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CLIMATE CHANGE
FACT SHEET: Partnering with Africa on Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation
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DRAINAGE
Guyana: Dutch to help improve drainage system amid flooding
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DROUGHTS
USDA scientist helps Texas sorghum growers reduce water use
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Czech government seeks ways of getting to grips with drought conditions
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FLOODS
From earthquakes to landslides and potential floods in Nepal
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FOOD SECURITY
India, China to highlight food security issues at WTO meets
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Myanmar to eradicate hunger, ensure food security
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Smallholder farmers are the new global food frontier
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IRRIGATION
North America: 87,000 more acres could receive irrigation water in the Columbia Basin by March 2016
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Drop irrigation technology to develop Kazakh farms
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Rwanda: $24 million project to improve irrigation systems
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Tasmanian irrigation schemes transforming dry farmland into green cropping region
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
China: Hai River Basin project gives priority to ecosystem’s need for water
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Institute wants law to protect Nigeria’s water resources click here
LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
Iimi, Atsushi, Humphreys, Richard Martin; Melibaeva, Sevara, 2015, Crop choice and infrastructure accessibility in Tanzania : subsistence crops or export crops ?. Policy Research working paper; No. WPS 7306, World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. click here
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