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

Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystems- Level I Inventory Field Guide

Published: 
March 1, 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture
This Level I inventory field guide describes a national protocol to supply data used in project identification and planning. Data collected through this field guide serve as the basis for the assessment of project and activity effects on, and the identification of project-level design and...Read more

Technical Guide to Managing Groundwater Resources

Published: 
May 1, 2007
U.S. Department of Agriculture
This technical guide provides guidance for implementing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service national ground water policy. It describes hydrological, geological, and ecological concepts, as well as the managerial responsibilities that must be considered to ensure the wise and...Read more

National Best Management Practices for Water Quality Management on National Forest System Lands

Published: 
April 1, 2012
U.S. Department of Agriculture
This technical guide is the first volume of guidance for the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Best Management Practices (BMP) Program. The National BMP Program was developed to improve agency performance and accountability in managing water quality consistent with the...Read more

AgroClimate - Tools for Managing Climate Risk in Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture
AgroClimate is an innovative web resource for decision support and learning covering the southeastern United States. The website provides interactive tools and climate information to improve crop management decisions and reduce production risks associated with climate variability, climate change,...Read more

Global Satellite Soil Moisture

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This is a NESDIS operational satellite derived soil moisture product that combines measurements from several different satellites. There are several ways to view the data, including daily animations. This link gets you to the basic page.Read more

Conserving water during irrigation

Published: 
August 24, 2012
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Wade Rain is using OPIC political risk insurance to support its operations in Mexico, a country with a dry climate that sources all water from ground wells. Wade Rain's Mexican subsidiary sells irrigation equipment - most of it manufactured in the U.S. - to small farms in central Mexico and...Read more

Delivering Water and Food Security for the Bottom of the Pyramid

Published: 
February 4, 2015
This webinar explores how the collaboration between various organizations can result in providing efficient irrigation systems to small holder farmers while improving livelihoods and building food security.Read more

Exploring Shared Value with FSG

Published: 
October 20, 2014
The Coca-Cola Company
The U.S. Water Partnership and FSG Inc., with support from The Coca-Cola Company and Jain Irrigation, convened a webinar focused on shared value and feature case study examples from The Coca-Cola Company and Jain Irrigation.Read more

March 2014 USWP/CWC Joint Webinar

Published: 
April 1, 2014
Columbia Water Center at the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Joint US Water Partnership and Columbia Water Center WebinarRead more

Yield gap analysis of field crops: Methods and case studies

Published: 
January 1, 2015
Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
A report published jointly by the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska reviews current methods for yield gap analysis, clarifying definitions and techniques to measure and model actual, attainable and...Read more
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