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
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- Is it time to embrace commercial agriculture?
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Climate change may cause more rain, nitrogen runoff
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DROUGHTS
- Italy drought: No water rationing in Rome
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FLOODS
- What is the impact of floods on India’s GDP?
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FOOD SECURITY
- Farm fresh and harvested at home in Dubai
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IRRIGATION
- Master Gardeners: Water smarter, not harder by using drip irrigation
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Plants in place to turn sewage into potable water
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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
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