• Message from President Dr. Saeed Nairizi
• Doubling Farmers' Income - A Reformative Research Based Strategy Needed for Agrarian Economies((Article by Dr. A.K. Randev based on Government of India's efforts to bring about qualitative change in the life of farmers and rural India)
• Practical Bencmarking for Improving Performance of Irrigation and Drainage Schemes (Article based on the recent ICID Webinar on Benchmarking presented by Dr. Martin Burton)
• Mexico Country Profile (A brief country profile of Mexico)
• 23rd ICID Congress (Article based on the various events organized during the 23rd ICID Congress, Mexico City, October 2017)

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Floods in Assam—the second wave to hit the state in less than four months—have wrought widespread destruction on both people and animals. Photo: AP

AGRICULTURE
• India, China jointly propose removal of US, EU farm subsidies click here
• Agriculture exports may grow to $100 billion by 2022: Experts click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Exxon dismisses new climate change report, blames Harvard researchers digging for money click here

DROUGHTS
• New Mexico is free of drought click here
• North Korea has 'too many soldiers' to feed as drought threatens millions click here

FLOODS
• Harvey brings catastrophic floods to Houston; at least five reported dead click here
• Over 1,000 dead in South Asia floods click here

FOOD SECURITY
• China offers high-yielding rice variety to boost Pakistan’s food security click here
• FAO calls for food aid for North Korea click here

IRRIGATION
• Arsenic in Pakistan groundwater 'alarmingly high': Study click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• India, Nepal to boost water resources, energy cooperation click here

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

APEC seeks boost to food security, sustainable agriculture growth

AGRICULTURE
• Latest ESA Research Leads to Better Cameras for Precision Agriculture click here
• U.K.-U.S. Trade Talks in Food & Agriculture click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• President Trump reportedly plans to disband climate change panel click here

DROUGHTS
• Successful prediction of multi-year US droughts and wildfire risk click here
• Climate scientists create Caribbean drought atlas click here

FLOODS
• Bharti bats for river interlinking to mitigate flood problem click here
• Floods affect 16 million in Nepal, India and Bangladesh click here

FOOD SECURITY
• APEC seeks boost to food security, sustainable agriculture growth click here

IRRIGATION
• Kibbutz Drip Irrigation Innovator Sold for $1.5 Billion click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Singapore’s approach to water governance holds lessons for others click here
  
  
  
• For New PM Water resources, tax policy among top priorities: Pakistan click here

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

Nepal floods: 36 killed, 12 missing, hundreds displaced due to landslides, torrential rain

AGRICULTURE
• Agriculture grew 5.72% in first half click here
• Rwanda: Farmers Push for Agriculture Bank click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Research Team Explores Impact of Climate Change on Future of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables click here

DROUGHTS
• Portugal battles more than 200 wildfires as severe drought grips the country click here

FLOODS
• Nepal floods: 36 killed, 12 missing, hundreds displaced due to landslides, torrential rain click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Angola: EU releases 65 million Euros for food security click here

IRRIGATION
• Irrigation Could Boost Regional Economy by Millions click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Strategies to combat water security in the Middle East click here

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

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation
Using data from NASA, Pakistan’s water research agency is sending rain forecasts to 10,000 farmers, helping them to irrigate more efficiently and increase their crop yields.

AGRICULTURE
• Are Industrial Agriculture and Genetic Modification the Answer to Feeding Humanity? click here
• India Set For Record Output of Kharif Crop Harvest: Agriculture Secretary click here

CLIMATE CHANGE
• Precision breeding needed to adapt corn to climate change, ancient samples show click here

DROUGHTS
• Severe drought cripples Sri Lanka click here

FLOODS
• What is the impact of floods on India’s GDP? click here

FOOD SECURITY
• Madagascar Sets an Example for Land Reform click here

IRRIGATION
• Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation click here

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• BMDesign's concave roofs offer a solution to water scarcity in iran click here

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