Developments in Precision Agriculture Use in Asia Read more about Developments in Precision Agriculture Use in Asia This presentation examines the costs and benefits of laser land leveling in Southeast Pakistan and Northwest India. It discusses the investment model that supports adoption of the technology at the farm level. The use of optical sensors to monitor the normalized difference vegetation index for individual crops is also explored.
Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Technology for Rice Cultivation Read more about Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Technology for Rice Cultivation Asia faces physical and economic water scarcities on rice irrigation by 2025. Jain Irrigation, working towards food security through water and energy securities, proposes an innovative method of irrigating rice crop. This paper discusses the experimental trials and farmer demonstrations to commercialize a package of technology for growing rice.
Drip: Fertigation for Rice Cultivation Read more about Drip: Fertigation for Rice Cultivation Asia faces physical and economic water scarcities on rice irrigation by 2025. Jain Irrigation, working towards food security through water and energy securities, proposes an innovative method of irrigating rice crop. This presentation features the experimental trials and farmer demonstrations to commercialize a package of technology for growing rice.
Impact of Decree No. 115/2008/Nd-Cp on Irrigation Service Fee Abolishment and on Management and Exploitation of Hydraulic Works and Irrigation Service to Farmers’ Agriculture Production Read more about Impact of Decree No. 115/2008/Nd-Cp on Irrigation Service Fee Abolishment and on Management and Exploitation of Hydraulic Works and Irrigation Service to Farmers’ Agriculture Production This paper discusses the result of an assessment and analysis of the impacts/outcome of the implementation of government decree no. 115/CP-2008 in Viet Nam. The decree abolishes the irrigation service fee payments on management and exploitation of irrigation systems, and on the quality of irrigation service to farmers’ agriculture production.
Impact of Abolishing Irrigation Service Fee on Management and Exploitation of Hydraulic Works and Irrigation Service to Farmers’ Agriculture Production Read more about Impact of Abolishing Irrigation Service Fee on Management and Exploitation of Hydraulic Works and Irrigation Service to Farmers’ Agriculture Production This presentation discusses the result of an assessment and analysis of the impacts/outcome of the implementation of government decree no. 115/CP-2008 in Viet Nam. The decree abolishes the irrigation service fee payments on management and exploitation of irrigation systems, and on the quality of irrigation service to farmers’ agriculture production.
How Irrigation is Responding to the Challenges of Volatility, Vulnerability, and Changes in Agriculture Read more about How Irrigation is Responding to the Challenges of Volatility, Vulnerability, and Changes in Agriculture Irrigation is significantly important to food security, social and economic development, and social stability. Enhancing irrigation development to increase water use efficiency and productivity is needed. The government should continue to play an important role in irrigation development to achieve food security and increase farmers’ income.
How Irrigation is Responding to the Challenges and Changes in Agriculture Read more about How Irrigation is Responding to the Challenges and Changes in Agriculture Irrigation is significantly important to food security, social and economic development, and social stability. Enhancing irrigation development to increase water use efficiency and productivity is needed. The government should continue to play an important role in irrigation development to achieve food security and increase farmers’ income.
Agriculture and Food Security in Asia: Future Scenarios Read more about Agriculture and Food Security in Asia: Future Scenarios Asia has significantly increased agricultural productivity and reduced poverty since the 1960s. Demand and supply growth trends, however, project future increases in real world cereal and meat prices; hence there is a need to improve policies and boost investments to achieve agricultural development and food security.
Agriculture and Food Security in Asia: Future Scenarios Read more about Agriculture and Food Security in Asia: Future Scenarios Asia has significantly increased agricultural productivity and reduced poverty since the 1960s. Demand and supply growth trends, however, project future increases in real world cereal and meat prices; hence there is a need to improve policies and boost investments to achieve agricultural development and food security.
David Dawe Keywords agriculture RDFS2019 RDFS 2019 speakers Read more about David Dawe David is currently working at FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. He specializes in agricultural and food policy analysis, much of it concerned with the Asian and world rice economies. He has spent much of his professional career resident in Southeast Asia, having worked for the Harvard Institute for International Development in Indonesia, the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and FAO in Thailand, in addition to working several years at FAO headquarters in Rome.