12th International Drainage Workshop, St. Petersburg, Russia, 23-26 June 2014
22nd
International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 14-20 September 2014, Gwangju
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture dependent population in India grew by 50%
FDI up, Vietnam’s agriculture meets with good fortune
CLIMATE CHANGE
UK: Climate change puts wheat crops at risk of disease
Climate change and growth in Africa: Challenges and the way forward
DRAINAGE
UK: WESTCOUTRY Farmer: Deal with drainage and drought by sub soiling
DROUGHTS
Drought could drain more than Brazil's coffee crop
FLOODS
UK floods 'haven't dented crop prospects much’
FOOD SECURITY
Canada seeking agriculture and food security collaborations with India
Nigeria: Smallholder farmers key to sustainable food security -NGO
Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa: FAO
IRRIGATION
New Zealand: Fixed-grid irrigation under development
India: Centre approves 39 small irrigation projects for Himachal
More investment needed to modernize irrigation in Aral Sea Basin: FAO
LATEST PUBLICATION
ohnson, M., et al., 2014, Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and
development investments in Southern Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy
Research Institute (IFPRI)
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Oman focusing on water resources management: Minister of Regional Municipalities and Water
Resources