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Spie.org: Using remote sensing to assess crop water productivity

Crop patterns, evapotranspiration, biomass, and yield accumulation all can be estimated using satellite sensor data. In our research, we used satellite map data to...

Development.asia: Water Works to Improve Food Security

"Asia's food and feed demand is expected to double by 2050. Relying on trade to meet a large part of this demand will impose...

Indiatimes.com: Students daring to explore new territory

With a Masters in Development Studies from International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, a Masters in Public Policy from Central European University and...

Afriquejet.com: Kenya: Report says new investments in agriculture likely to fail

The authors of the report, who are scientists from ILRI, the International Food Policy Research Institute, the International Water Management Institute, the Consultative Group...

Indiatimes.com: Tamil Nadu farmers to benefit from Norway project

IIT-Delhi is working on a proposal to collaborate with Bioforsk, the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research. Other partners in the project include...

Sciencedaily.com: Dramatic Changes in Agriculture Needed as World Warms and Grows

Other authors are Roger Beachy of the U.S. Agriculture Department; Peter Cooper of the India-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics; David...

Eurekalert.org: New investments in agriculture likely to fail without sharp focus...

The authors, who include scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the International Water Management...

Sciencemag.org: Smart Investments in Sustainable Food Production: Revisiting Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems

Farmers in mixed crop-livestock systems produce about half of the world's food. In small holdings around the world, livestock are reared mostly on grass,...

Sciencemag.org: Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century

Population growth, arable land and fresh water limits, and climate change have profound implications for the ability of agriculture to meet this century's demands...

Voanews.com: Increasing Food Security in Dry Areas of the Middle East

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas will provide technical support for the project. Officials from the International Water Management Institute...