Here’s how we can use agriculture to fight climate change
20 September 2019
2019 will go down in history as the most difficult planting season for North American farmers, with over 10 million acres of crops going unplanted due to extreme weather conditions. At the same time, farmers in Punjab, in India, are experiencing rain showers almost every month and, for the first time in its history, more humid air is leading to greater pest infestations.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/here-s-how-we-can-use-agriculture-to-fight-climate-change/
Ancient Agriculture in Future Food Systems: How Archaeology Can Inform Farming
19 September 2019
The past century has witnessed an exponential increase in the efficiency and scale of agriculture; struggling to meet the needs of our rapidly growing global population, and with new fertilizers and farming technology at its disposal, agriculture became “big agriculture.”
https://thisismold.com/space/farm-systems/ancient-agriculture-in-future-food-systems-how-archaeology-can-inform-farming#.XYbmEn_hWHs
Consider smallholders in agriculture spend
18 September 2019
Kenya is a signatory to the Maputo Declaration of 2003 that encourages policymakers to allocate at least 10 per cent of national spending to agriculture and benchmarks a minimum of six per cent growth in annual agricultural output. Yet spending in the sector is well below these levels — and falling.
https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/Consider-smallholders-in-agriculture-spend/440808-5278528-v4xhgmz/index.html
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Summits, Strikes, and Climate Change
20 September 2019
There are positive signs that the politics of climate change are changing in America. And giving up isn’t really an option.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/summits-strikes-and-climate-change
U.N. Report Links Soil Degradation To Climate Change
20 September 2019
A new report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finds that the Earth's soil is degrading at an alarming rate. The health of the Earth’s soil is crucial to storing carbon. So, what does it mean when scientists conclude the Earth’s soil is being lost 10 to 100 times faster than it is forming?
https://www.google.com/alerts?s=AB2Xq4iOv2UsSTmyWr-zPduq4j6Y_PdxUlvPswc&start=1568974047&end=1569060230&source=alertsmail&hl=en&gl=US&msgid=NTU0MzM2NzkwMzMzMTk0NjExMQ#2:0
Capitalism and climate change
20 September 2019
Over 2600 events are taking place around the globe to demand that world leaders pay attention to the looming climate catastrophe that threatens our existence. The event is also unique as it is being spearheaded by school students, with a 16-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, emerging as the symbolic voice of the movement.
https://mronline.org/2019/09/20/capitalism-and-climate-change-3/
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Poorest people getting world's small change to cope with climate crisis
23 September 2019
The world’s poorest people, increasingly buffeted by storms, floods and droughts, have been getting less than 1 cent a day each in international help to protect them from wild weather and rising seas as the Earth heats up, aid group Oxfam said Monday.
https://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5N26D0FB
How drought has left its mark on much of France
20 September 2019
The heatwave may have passed but the drought persists in much of France. These alarming images illustrate why a record number of French départements currently have water restrictions. Eighty-eight of France’s 95 metropolitan départéments are currently dealing with strict water restrictions after the hottest summer on record in many parts of l’Héxagone.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20190920/in-images-how-drought-has-left-its-mark-on-much-of-france
Govt says reservoirs not the solution to Chile's drought problem
16 September 2019
Chile is battling with a long-running drought that has hit rural communities and the agricultural sector very hard, with an emergency declared in 111 municipalities.
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/govt-says-reservoirs-not-the-solution-to-chiles-drought-problem
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Spain approves 774 million euro help package after floods, wildfires
20 September 2019
The Spanish government on Friday approved a set of measures valued at 774 million euros ($850 million) to help the municipalities affected by deadly floods earlier in September, as well as by wildfires in the past few months.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-floods-aid/spain-approves-774-million-euro-help-package-after-floods-wildfires-idUSKBN1W51I4
An Inside Look at Flood Forecasting
18 September 2019
Several years ago, we identified flood forecasts as a unique opportunity to improve people’s lives, and began looking into how Google’s infrastructure and machine learning expertise can help in this field. Last year, we started our flood forecasting pilot in the Patna region, and since then we have expanded our flood forecasting coverage, as part of our larger AI for Social Good efforts. In this post, we discuss some of the technology and methodology behind this effort.
https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/09/an-inside-look-at-flood-forecasting.html
Flooding Consumes Farmland in Centerville
17 September 2019
It seems South Dakota farmers can’t get a break from severe weather. Craig Andersen is one of many farmers in Centerville that’s seen flooding take over their land. “It’s been real difficult because even since the earlier floods you think well once that’s gone maybe you can get a crop in, well then you get another flood,” he said. “Then it just keeps postponing and everything.”
https://www.kdlt.com/2019/09/17/flooding-consumes-farmland-in-centerville/
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FAO report cites 41 countries needing external assistance for food
19 September 2019
Some 41 countries continue to be in need of external assistance for food, with conflicts acting as the primary cause of high levels of food insecurity and adverse weather conditions - particularly rainfall shortages in Africa - acutely affecting food availability and access for millions of people, a quarterly report by the United Nations says.
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/fao-report-cites-41-countries-needing-external-assistance-for-food-119091901067_1.html
Raising the roof: Cultivating Singapore’s urban farming scene
23 September 2019
“In Singapore, we encourage innovative urban farming approaches such as rooftop farming, which optimises land, introduces more greenery into the built environment, and potentially enhances our food supply resilience.”
https://cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com/experiences/urban-farming-singapore-11925958
Smart plants to make good and bad seasons a thing of the past
23 September 2019
The ANU has been awarded two Australian Laureate Fellowships from the Australian Research Council to improve the ability of our food crops to adapt to good and bad seasons, and learn about sustainable water use from Indigenous Australians.
https://the-riotact.com/smart-plants-to-make-good-and-bad-seasons-a-thing-of-the-past/324989
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Chinese scientists recognised for water-saving irrigation technology
21 September 2019
A new irrigation technology developed by Chinese scientists that can cut farmers’ water use by a quarter in arid areas has won an international conservation award.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3027909/chinese-scientists-recognised-water-saving-irrigation-technology
New Research on Irrigation Sprinklers Industry: Future of investment opportunities, market share & trends to 2023
20 September 2019
The Irrigation Sprinklers Market report provides detailed information on how the current Irrigation Sprinklers market stands, the opportunities associated with the market and also the components to achieve the efficient utilization of the opportunity to maximize revenue while minimizing risks.
https://theanalyticsnews.com/2019/09/20/new-research-on-irrigation-sprinklers-industry-future-of-investment-opportunities-market-share-trends-to-2023-leading-players-nelson-wade-raininc-komet/
Direct paddy sowing saves 62-lakh litres water
22 September 2019
A farmer of Talwandi Bhangeria village in Moga district has saved at least 62 lakh litres of water in his paddy fields in just two months.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/direct-paddy-sowing-saves-62-lakh-litres-water/836624.html
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Machine learning aims to improve water management in dryland agricultural ecosystems
23 September 2019
The new machine learning tool models surface water flows in dry environments with patchy vegetation cover. The findings have significant implications for agricultural and natural systems in Australia and worldwide.
http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2019092311623/agriculture/machine-learning-aims-improve-water-management-dryland-agricultural-ecosys
Time for some ‘water ethics’, say experts
20 September 2019
With water conservation becoming quintessential to survival, experts working in the field want to bring “water ethics” into centerstage to address the multi-dimensional need to preserve the precious resource.
https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/time-for-some-water-ethics-say-experts/articleshow/71190465.cms
When Will We Run Out of Water?
16 September 2019
The planet as a whole is not going to run out of water. However, certain locations may face water scarcity—when their built water supplies are unable to meet their water demands intermittently or for long durations.
https://earther.gizmodo.com/when-will-we-run-out-of-water-1837941243
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6th India Water Week 2019, 24th-28th September 2019; New Delhi, India- water Cooperation- Coping with 21st-century challenges.
India Water Week is going to be held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Greater Noida for a period of five days. This conference will consist of the discussion panel, special session, papers and programmes. It is going to be a highly informative conference. Masses from all over the world will join this conference. Topics that will be discussed in India Water Week are water use efficiency management in agriculture and irrigation sector, water use efficiency management in water supply for rural and urban sectors and water use efficiency management in energy generation and industrial sector. Some related topics and relevant issues will also get discussed at the conference. Attendees will be profited from the conference.
For more details, click http://www.indiawaterweek.in/
Water and Society 2019: 5th International Conference on Water and Society, 2 - 4 October 2019, Valencia, Spain. For more details, please visit: https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2019/water-and-society-2019
Association Fran'aise pour l'Etude des Irrigations et du Drainage (AFEID), is organizing a two-day Conference on “Water Savings in Irrigation” from 13-14 November 2019 at Montpellier, France.
The objectives of the Conference are : (a) Exchange around the levers of water saving and efficiency improvements in irrigation; (b) Share the quantitative feedback on water savings achieved by a change of equipment or the adoption of piloting tools in the different EU countries; (c) Share the methodologies used in the various European countries for the ex-ante evaluation of potential water savings; present the French methodology established at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture; and (d) present technical innovations to save water in irrigation.
For further information on program, registration, submission of abstract etc., please visit conference website: https://watersaving.sciencesconf.org
11th Agrovision (National Expo, Conferences & Workshops) 22-25 November, 2019 Reshimbhag Ground, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Agrovision is a combination of Free Workshops, Exhibition and Conference which provides an excellent platform for the farmers and the agriculture industry to explore various opportunities. This is a B2B and B2C platform where organizations display latest technologies, products, services to farmers and various channel partners. The 4-day knowledge imparting movement is well attended by farmers, agri entrepreneurs from all parts of India. All the efforts of these years have resulted in building Agrovision as the India’s Largest Agri Summit. For exhibition or any other related queries please contact: anil.sharma@mmactiv.com, agrovisionnagpur@gmail.com, Website: http://www.agrovisionindia.in/
The International Conference on: Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA), 1-3 December 2019, Cairo, Egypt. Contact: Ms. Sara Youssef
Conference Coordinator fnssa@food-conference.org, Website: https://www.food-conference.org/events/food-nutrition-security-and-sustainable-agriculture-1st#objectiveoftheconference
5th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), 16-19 March 2020, Water Museum, Marrakech, Morocco
Theme: Sustainable Management of irrigation for improved resilience of agriculture in Africa
Website: http://5arcid.ma/
Water Pollution 2020: 15th International Conference on Monitoring, Modelling and Management of Water Pollution, 13-15 May 2020, Valencia, Spain. For more details, please visit: https://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2020-conferences/water-pollution-2020; Email: wit@wessex.ac.uk
24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia
Website: http://www.icid2020.com.au
MinWat 2020: 3rd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Mineral Waters: Genesis, Exploitation, Protection and Valorisation, 31 March-3 April 2020, Caserta, Italy. For more details, please visit: https://iah.org/events/minwat-2020; Email: segratario@iahitaly.it
24th ICID International Congress & 71st IEC Meeting, 22-28 September 2020, Sydney, Australia. For more info contact: Mr. Bryan Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Irrigation’s Australia Limited (IAL) (Incorporating IACID); Email: bryan.ward@irrigation.org.au, info@irrigation.org.au; Website: http://www.icid2020.com.au
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ICID Annual Report 2018-19
The Annual Report covers the key activities of ICID including Work bodies, Annual Council Meeting, Regional ConfNational Committeeserence, ICID’s participation in key International Events and the Central Office during the reporting year. Annual Report of the Commission, prepared by the Secretary-General, is published soon after the end of the financial year. The report is posted on ICID website. The printed version of the report is sent to all the National Committees, and Office Bearers, and international organizations.
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