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	<title><![CDATA[ICID e-Bulletin, 1 June 2015]]></title>
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<B><U>FORTHCOMING EVENTS</U></B>
<LI>66th IEC and 26th European Regional Conference, Montpellier, France, 11-16 October 2015. <a href="http://icid2015.sciencesconf.org" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) on 'Agricultural Land and Water Management for Sustainability under Climate Variability', Cairo, Egypt, 26-28 April 2016. <a href="http://www.icid.org/4th_afrc_call_papers.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a> </LI>
<LI>IAL Courses & Workshops 
Irrigation Australia offers a number of courses and workshops for irrigation professionals. <a href="http://irrigation.org.au/education-training/upcoming-courses-workshops" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Admission in MTech Hydrology 2015/ Department of Hydrology, <a href="http://doh.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DOHAddm.Broc_.2015Final.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>AGRICULTURE</U></B>
<LI>Mozambique agriculture plan could displace 100,000 farmers - activists <a href="http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2015/05/25/Mozambique-agriculture-plan-could-displace-100000-farmers---activists" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>AfDB invests N14 billion in African agriculture <a href="http://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/183583-afdb-invests-n14-billion-in-african-agriculture.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Zimbabwe: Smallholder farmers’ backbone of agriculture <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201505230009.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>EBRD and Ukraine's agriculture sector partner for reform <a href="http://www.ebrd.com/news/2015/ebrd-and-ukraines-agriculture-sector-partner-for-reform.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>CLIMATE CHANGE</U></B>
<LI>Africa: UN tasks Africa on climate change impact on food security 
<a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201505220313.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DRAINAGE</U></B>
<LI>India: Rs 300-cr plan to modernize drainage canals: Harish <a href="http://www.siasat.com/english/news/rs-300-cr-plan-modernize-drainage-canals-harish" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>DROUGHTS</U></B>
<LI>USA: California drought: Farmers agree 25% water usage cut <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32852749" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FLOODS</U></B>
<LI>USA: Scientists weigh in on climate impacts of Texas’ devastating floods <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/27/3663092/texas-flooding-climate-change-scientist-reactions/" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>FOOD SECURITY</U></B>
<LI>Food worries widen in Mauritania <a href="http://www.irinnews.org/report/101544/food-worries-widen-in-mauritania" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Tanzania: Food production to increase through entrepreneurial farming <a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201505221466.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Africa urged to invest more to enhance food security <a href="http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=283362" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Kazakhstan showing leadership on food security in Central Asia <a href="http://www.einnews.com/pr_news/266690269/kazakhstan-showing-leadership-on-food-security-in-central-asia" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>IRRIGATION</U></B>
<LI>Philippines: Dry spell hits 4,000 hectares of irrigated rice lands in Bicol - NIA <a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/article/111044/dry-spell-hits-4000-hectares-of-irrigated-ricelands-in-bicol---nia" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<LI>Turkey’s arid heart to bloom after irrigation project <a href="http://www.akparti.org.tr/english/haberler/turkeys-arid-heart-to-bloom-after-irrigation-project/75062#1" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT</U></B>
<LI>Solution needed to manage water resources in SE Asia <a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/23/solution-needed-manage-water-resources-se-asia.html" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
<BR><B><U>LATEST PUBLICATION(S)</U></B>
<LI>Abate, G. T.; Rashid, S.; Borzaga, C.; Getnet, Kindie, 2015, Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter? Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). <a href="http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp01422.pdf" class=p_link target=_blank>click here</a></LI>
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