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AGRICULTURE
• Japan Pledges $9m USD for Afghan Agriculture click here
• How Buhari’s agric programme is creating jobs, pushing Nigeria towards self-sufficiency in rice click here
• Washington State Professor Finds Sky-high Opportunities for Drones in Agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Climate change may boost mercury in ecosystems, food chain click here

DROUGHTS
• WHO scales up response in Somalia as drought-affected populations face difficult situation click here
• ‘Drained bone dry’: Battling 15 years of drought, Colorado River could decline by 35% by end of century click here

FLOODS
• With Climate Change, California Is Likely To See More Extreme Flooding click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Food security will not be achieved by 2030 without sustainable actions, FAO warns click here
• 3 key ingredients to achieve food security in Africa click here

IRRIGATION
• 90% of Iran’s Farmlands Irrigated click here
• Irrigation to Begin on the Rio Grande Project click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• New standards for better water quality in Europe click here

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• 13th International Drainage Workshop (IDW), Ahwaz City, Iran, 4-7 March 2017, Theme: Drainage and Environmental Sustainability.
• 68th IEC and 23rd ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, 8-14 October 2017, on the theme: Modernizing Irrigation and Drainage for a new Green Revolution, Mexico City, Mexico, 8-14 October 2017.

LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
• National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.

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