Agriculture
Globally, the agricultural sector consumes about 70% of the planet’s accessible freshwater. Because water is vital for the success of agriculture, proper water management techniques are necessary to meet food and fiber material demands around the world. Resources available here pay special attention to efficient irrigation and sustainable agriculture techniques.
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Agriculture Resources
Armenia - Water to Market Farmer Training
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March 26, 2014Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Farming Practices Survey (FPS) was commissioned by MCC to evaluate the impact of Water-to-Market (WtM) activities, particularly farmer training, on rural farmers in Armenia. Fielded by a consortium of AREG, an Armenia-based NGO, and Jen Consult, the FPS is a longitudinal survey of farming...Read more
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ArmeniaNIMBUS Lab
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January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Carrick Detweiler is involved in several research projects on using unmanned aerial vehicles for water quality sampling and crop surveyingRead more
Small Grains Breeding Research
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January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Stephen Baenzier is researching new cultivars of winter wheat, barley, and triticale along with teaching and developing new breeding methodsRead more
Seasonal Prediction of Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Greater Horn of Africa under Evolving Climate Conditions to Support Adaptation Strategies
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January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Tsegaye Tadesse is the lead PI on this multidisciplinary, multi-institution, 3-year, $1.4 million grantRead more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaMethods used in the Global Yield Gap Atlas
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January 1, 2013A detalied page on the methodology and rationale for the Global Yield Gap Atlas (GYGA), including links to GYGA protocolsRead more
Ecohydrology and Hydrogeophysics Science Lab
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January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Trenton Franz's laboratory website with research and publications linksRead more
Cyber-Physical Networking Lab
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January 1, 2012Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Mehmet Can Vuran's research website on wireless underground sensor networks, etc.Read more
Armenia - Water to Market Post-Harvest Processing
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March 27, 2014Millennium Challenge Corporation
The Enterprise Adoption Survey (EAS) was a one-time survey commissioned by MCA-Armenia to measure assistance, practices, and improvements associated with the Post-Harvest, Processing and Marketing (PPM) Subactivity of the Water-to- Market (WtM) Activity of the MCA-Armenia Program. The sample frame...Read more
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ArmeniaThe NASA Water Information System Platforms for the MENA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource provides information on remote sensing based platforms for water managers to Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt and tools for water availability, agriculture, drought, floods, ground water and climate change with an emphasis on semi-arid to arid systems that can be...Read more
Central America - Climate and Agriculture Modeling
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August 1, 2014National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Modeling for climate change and food productionRead more
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