These slides are about how crop and weather are interlinked an d how their association can be an impressive tools in the hands of the creative minds of the scientific world.
Using well-established empirical and mechanistic models such as Ecocrop, Maxent, DSSAT to assess the impact of climate change on productivity and climate-suitability of crops and production systems.
Climate and crop modeling by Gummadi Sridhar,Gizachew Legesse,Pauline Chiveng...ICRISAT
Climate effects on agriculture are of increasing concern in both the scientific and policy communities because of the growing population and the greater uncertainty in the weather during growing seasons. Changes in production are directly linked to variations in temperature and precipitation during the growing season and often to the offseason changes in weather because of soil water storage to replenish the soil profile. This is not an isolated problem but one of worldwide interest because each country has concerns about their food security.
Julian R - Using the EcoCrop model and database to forecast impacts of ccCIAT
Preliminary results on the assessment of global food security issues under changing climates. Presented at Tyndall Centre, Norwich, UK, by Julian Ramirez
These slides are about how crop and weather are interlinked an d how their association can be an impressive tools in the hands of the creative minds of the scientific world.
Using well-established empirical and mechanistic models such as Ecocrop, Maxent, DSSAT to assess the impact of climate change on productivity and climate-suitability of crops and production systems.
Climate and crop modeling by Gummadi Sridhar,Gizachew Legesse,Pauline Chiveng...ICRISAT
Climate effects on agriculture are of increasing concern in both the scientific and policy communities because of the growing population and the greater uncertainty in the weather during growing seasons. Changes in production are directly linked to variations in temperature and precipitation during the growing season and often to the offseason changes in weather because of soil water storage to replenish the soil profile. This is not an isolated problem but one of worldwide interest because each country has concerns about their food security.
Julian R - Using the EcoCrop model and database to forecast impacts of ccCIAT
Preliminary results on the assessment of global food security issues under changing climates. Presented at Tyndall Centre, Norwich, UK, by Julian Ramirez
Crop modeling for stress situations, cropping system , assessing stress through remote sensing, understanding the adaptive features of crops for survival under stress .
Crop is defined as an “Aggregation of individual plant species grown in a unit area for economic purpose”.
Growth is defined as an “Irreversible increase in size and volume and is the consequence of differentiation and distribution occurring in the plant”.
Simulation is defined as “Reproducing the essence of a system without reproducing the system itself”. In simulation the essential characteristics of the system are reproduced in a model, which is then studied in an abbreviated time scale.
Statistical Model
ii Phonological Model
iii Mechanistic Model
iv Deterministic Model
v Stochastic Model
Dynamic Model
vii Static Model
viii Crop Simulation Models
ix Descriptive Model
x Explanatory Model
contact: dhota3@gmail.com
Crop modeling has been applied at various scales in agriculture, from precision farming, to farm planning, to watershed or regional policy development. Crop models are mechanistic process-based models in response to daily weather inputs, predict soil traits, daily photosynthesis, growth, and crop management.
Simulation models of agricultural systems, when coupled with appropriate
data sources, have a great potential for bringing agricultural research and development into the age of information technology.
Parker, L. Navarro-Racines, C. Available data for crop modelling and applications using EcoCrop. Second training in Climate vulnerability analysis using the EcoCrop model, organized by Mozambique Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAM) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Speaker and mentor. August – September 2014, Maputo-Mozambique.
Gary Eilerts
WEBINAR
Using Satellite Imagery for Early Warning of Productivity Constraints
Organized by the Food Security Portal (FSP)
OCT 31, 2019 - 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM EDT
Presentation at the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) Annual Forum June 15, 2016 in Rome, Italy.
by Meryl Richards, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Todd Rosenstock (ICRAF), Lini Wollenberg (CCAFS), Klaus Butterbach-Bahl (ILRI, KIT), Mariana Rufino (CIFOR, Leeds) and many others
Empirical EO based approach to wheat yield forecasting and its adaptation wit...CIMMYT
Remote sensing –Beyond images
Mexico 14-15 December 2013
The workshop was organized by CIMMYT Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), CGIAR Research Program on Maize, the Cereal System Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) and the Sustainable Modernization of the Traditional Agriculture (MasAgro)
Crop modeling for stress situations, cropping system , assessing stress through remote sensing, understanding the adaptive features of crops for survival under stress .
Crop is defined as an “Aggregation of individual plant species grown in a unit area for economic purpose”.
Growth is defined as an “Irreversible increase in size and volume and is the consequence of differentiation and distribution occurring in the plant”.
Simulation is defined as “Reproducing the essence of a system without reproducing the system itself”. In simulation the essential characteristics of the system are reproduced in a model, which is then studied in an abbreviated time scale.
Statistical Model
ii Phonological Model
iii Mechanistic Model
iv Deterministic Model
v Stochastic Model
Dynamic Model
vii Static Model
viii Crop Simulation Models
ix Descriptive Model
x Explanatory Model
contact: dhota3@gmail.com
Crop modeling has been applied at various scales in agriculture, from precision farming, to farm planning, to watershed or regional policy development. Crop models are mechanistic process-based models in response to daily weather inputs, predict soil traits, daily photosynthesis, growth, and crop management.
Simulation models of agricultural systems, when coupled with appropriate
data sources, have a great potential for bringing agricultural research and development into the age of information technology.
Parker, L. Navarro-Racines, C. Available data for crop modelling and applications using EcoCrop. Second training in Climate vulnerability analysis using the EcoCrop model, organized by Mozambique Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAM) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Speaker and mentor. August – September 2014, Maputo-Mozambique.
Gary Eilerts
WEBINAR
Using Satellite Imagery for Early Warning of Productivity Constraints
Organized by the Food Security Portal (FSP)
OCT 31, 2019 - 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM EDT
Presentation at the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) Annual Forum June 15, 2016 in Rome, Italy.
by Meryl Richards, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Todd Rosenstock (ICRAF), Lini Wollenberg (CCAFS), Klaus Butterbach-Bahl (ILRI, KIT), Mariana Rufino (CIFOR, Leeds) and many others
Empirical EO based approach to wheat yield forecasting and its adaptation wit...CIMMYT
Remote sensing –Beyond images
Mexico 14-15 December 2013
The workshop was organized by CIMMYT Global Conservation Agriculture Program (GCAP) and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), CGIAR Research Program on Maize, the Cereal System Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) and the Sustainable Modernization of the Traditional Agriculture (MasAgro)
OPEN SOURCE GEOPROCESSING TOOLS AND METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE DATA FOR CROP RISK ZONES MONITORING IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
AUTHORS T. De Filippis, L. Rocchi, P. Vignaroli, M. Bacci, V. Tarchiani and E. Rapisardi National Research Council - Institute of Biometeorology (CNR –IBIMET), Florence, Italy
Presentazione OGRS Conference 2016
Slide Presentation Design: Elena Rapisarid
Presentation by Alex De Pinto, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
International conference on agricultural emissions and food security: Connecting research to policy and practice
10-13 September 2018
Berlin, Germany
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Nepal Agricultural Economics Society (NAES) are jointly organizing Annual Conference of Nepal Agricultural Economics Society on February 13-14, 2015 at Conference Hall, Trade Tower, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. During the annual conference of NAES, a special session on “Convergences of Policies and Programs relating to Sustainable and Climate Resilient Agriculture” is being organized. The aim of this special session is to showcase the studies and experiences in South Asian countries on climate resilient agriculture and how they can learn from each other to formulate progressive and sustainable policies to promote climate smart agriculture in a regional perspective.
What will it take to establish a climate smart agricultural world? Presentation on the problems, solutions and key challenges in Climate Smart Agriculture. Presentation made in the Wayamba Conference in Sri Lanka, August 2014.
DRM Webinar III: Benefits of farm-level disaster risk reduction practices in ...FAO
Over the past decade, economic damages resulting from natural hazards have amounted to USD 1.5 trillion caused by geophysical hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides, as well as hydro-meteorological hazards, including storms, floods, droughts and wild fires. Climate-related disasters, in particular, are increasing worldwide and expected to intensify with climate change. They disproportionately affect food insecure, poor people – over 75 percent of whom derive their livelihoods from agriculture. Agricultural livelihoods can only be protected from multiple hazards if adequate disaster risk reduction and management efforts are strengthened within and across sectors, anchored in the context-specific needs of local livelihoods systems.
This series of three webinars on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/M) in agriculture is organized to:
1. Discuss the new opportunities and pressing challenges in reducing and managing disaster risk in agriculture;
2. Learn and share experiences about disaster risk reduction and management good practices based on concrete examples from the field; discuss how to create evidence and conditions for upscaling of good practices; and
3. Exchange experiences and knowledge with partners around resilience to natural hazards and climate-related disasters.
This webinar covered:
• measuring the benefits of farm-level disaster risk reduction practices in agriculture – approaches, methods and findings from FAO’s preliminary study;
• a case study from Uganda on how the agricultural practices for disaster risk reduction were implemented and monitored at farm level; and
• perspective from the Philippines on the challenges and opportunities to upscale the agriculture good practices for disaster risk reduction at national level.
Regional livestock modeling for climate change adaptation and mitigation in S...ILRI
Presentation by Dolapo Enahoro and Karl M. Rich at the Southern Africa Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Programme – A Scoping Workshop on Climate Change Pretoria, South Africa, 4 February 2019
Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture: policies, development, adaptation and ...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Faced with sustaining a rapidly growing human population while reducing agriculture’s environmental externalities, and an increasing need to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts, natural resource management in the 21st century must undergo a deep transformation to reach the goal of long-term safe operating spaces for humanity . Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an important new concept that promotes the use of sustainable agricultural practices in the context of food production and security, adaptation and mitigation. However, there is surprisingly little information on the actual scale and achieved mitigation and development benefits of climate-smart agriculture, despite large potentials. Building on the recently launched UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2013 , the main objective of this event is to present a few selected examples from agriculture and forestry that illustrate ways in which policies can enable the adoption of climate-smart agriculture, and discuss options to better align the development, natural resource and climate change agendas.
Precision Agriculture for smallholder farmers: Are we dreaming?CIMMYT
Presentation delivered by Dr. Bruno Gerard (Global Conservation Agriculture Program, CIMMYT) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Presentation by Claudia Ringler, IFPRI, at the 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) in Rio de Janiero, Learning Event No. 6, Session 1: “Technology’s potential for addressing sustainable productivity increases’. http://www.agricultureday.org
Building resilience by strengthening governance and accountability of post-di...2020resilience
May 17 in Parallel Session 8C "Building resilience by strengthening governance and accountability". Presented by Suprayoga Hadi, Deputy Minister for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Indonesia.
Is Better Global Governance of the Food System the Answer to Improve Resilience?2020resilience
May 16 in Parallel Session 3D "Food Price Spikes & Financial Crises: Dealing with Regional and International Market Shocks". Presented by Maximo Torero, IFPRI.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Does Climate Smart Agriculture Lead to Resilience?
1. Does Climate Smart Agriculture
Contribute to Resilience?
Alex De Pinto
Senior Research Fellow
Environment and Production Technology Division
International Food Policy Research Institute
Addis Ababa, MAY 2014
2. A few definitions
From one of the last documents circulated by the CSA
Alliance:
Climate Smart Agriculture, three pillars
• Sustainably increasing agricultural productivity;
• Adapting and building resilience to climate change;
• Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
Distinction between Adaptation and Resilience:
• Adaptation capacity: the ability of humans to deal with
change in their environment (Folke et al., 2004).
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3. An empirical example from India
ACIAR project on: Capturing the potential for
greenhouse gas offsets in Indian agriculture
Period under consideration 2010-2050
Essential components are:
• IMPACT model: a global partial equilibrium model of
agricultural commodities
• A spatially-explicit model of land use choices which
captures the main determinants of land use choices
• Crop model (DNDC) to simulate yield, GHG emissions,
and changes in soil organic carbon
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4. Data and Simulations
Basic data on output prices (country-wide) and production
costs (state-wide) taken from the Agricultural Statistics,
2013.
Extensive (but not exhaustive yet) search of published,
and not yet published, data on changes in production
costs related to adoption of alternative agricultural
practices.
From DNDC we derive:
• Yields changes
• Carbon dioxide (CO2, from mineralization of organic matter)
• Nitrous oxide (N2O)
• Methane (CH4)
• Soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation/depletion
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5. Simulated Cropping Systems
Cropping system Karif Rabi
Groundnut-wheat Groundnut Wheat
Maize-wheat Maize Wheat
Pearl millet-wheat Pearl Wheat
Rice-fallow Rice fallow
Rice-pulses Rice pulses
Rice-rice Rice Rice
Rice-wheat Rice Wheat
Sorghum-wheat Sorghum Wheat
Soybean-wheat Soybean Wheat
Source: Efficient alternative cropping systems. Gangwar and
Singh, 2012
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6. Simulated Practices
Management
technique Description
Conventional
Prior to first crop in rotation tillage to 30cm depth; subsequent tillages
(following each crop in rotation) to 10cm depth. fertilizer N applied as
urea on plant date; manure applied on plant date
No-till Tillage only mulches residue
AWD
Rice paddy is initially flooded to 10 cm – water level is reduced at rate
of -0.5 cm/day to -5cm and then re-flooded at rate of 0.5 cm/day till to
10 cm
No-till + organic
fertilizer (manure)
Tillage only mulches residue
50% of chemical fertilizer N replaced with organic fertilizer N (manure)
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8. Relevant Information: CSA
(calculated from a selection of states)
Effects of Adoption of Select Mitigation Practices on
Yields
Effects of Adoption of Select Mitigation Practices on
GWP
Effects of Adoption of Select Mitigation Practices on
SOC
Effects of Adoption of Select Mitigation Practices on
Net Revenues
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9. Climate Smart Agriculture
Sustainably Increase
Productivity Adaptation Mitigation
Best
CSA
Output SOC SOC
Net
Revenue
GWP
No Till + + ++ + +
Org. Fert. +
No Till -- -- +++ -- ++
AWD - + + 0 +++
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13. Relevant Information: Resilience
(resilience refers to the production system)
Effects of Adoption of Select Mitigation Practices on
Yields under extreme events
Effects of Adoption of Select Mitigation Practices on
Yield variability
Climate extremes were calculated by considering 97.5
and 0.25 percentiles based on annual precipitation
records for the period of 2004 to 2050 at each pixel.
Then assumed that climate extremes would
be. upper 2.5% and lower 2.5% events at each pixel
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14. CSA vs. Resilience
Sustainably Increase
Productivity Adaptation Mitigation Resilience
Output SOC SOC
Net
Revenue
GWP
Better
Output in
Weather
Extreme
years
Reduced
yield
variability
Net
Revenue
No Till
+ ++ ++ + + + - +
Org.
Fert. +
No Till
- - +++ +++ - - ++ - - - - - -
AWD
- + + 0 +++ - + 0
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15. Conclusions
There seems to be compatibility between CSA
and increased resilience of the productive system,
but….
We first need to fully explore and agree on the
definition of CSA, i.e. boundaries and trade-offs,
The analysis results indicate a large spatial
variability: difficult to make blanket statements of
best practices,
This type of multi-objective analysis becomes
complicated very quickly and it complicates the
formulation of policy recommendations.
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