However, only a part of this agricultural water diverted is effectively used in the production of food or other agricultural commodities and the remaining does not reach the crop/plants because of ...

Africa's predominantly rainfed agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to erratic rainfall and the impacts of climate change. Despite having significant irrigation potential, only a small fraction of ...

The Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture plays a key role in the dissemination of factual, ...

Earlier this year, the FDA issued a final rule related to the preharvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce stipulated in the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule. The ...

Water is essential for food production and a cornerstone of global food security. Yet, at current levels of performance, agricultural water systems can sustainably feed only 3.4 billion people—far ...

Grant will help researchers develop climate change adaptation strategies for groundwater and irrigated agriculture Researchers will develop tools to help growers meet goals of California's Sustainable ...

WASHINGTON—Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world's croplands by 2050, according to a new study in the AGU journal Earth’s Future. The new study examines ...

Soil and water are not separate challenges—they are a single, interconnected system that underpins food security, climate resilience and long-term agricultural viability. Both soil and water face ...

Maximizing the net benefits of irrigated crop production through appropriately designed agricultural water management programs is of growing importance in Nebraska, other western and Midwestern states ...

How can EO technology provide insight on crop water consumption, water use efficiency, and irrigation performance? Annemarie Klaasse (eLEAF, EO4SD consortium) presents how earth observation technology ...