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
Agricultural Model Intracomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Agricultural Model Intracomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) is a major international collaborative effort to assess the state of global agricultural modeling and to understand climate impacts on the agricultural sector.Read more
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GlobalThe 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
Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-First Century
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June 6, 2012National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationU.S. Geological Survey
USGS currently has a global working group on "Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-first Century." Thenkabail, USGS, and PI are collaborating on first remote sensing global irrigated rainfed croplands areas. USGS is currently developing...Read more
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