agriculture forecasting News

Information from satellites is being used in a new way to predict favourable conditions for Desert Locust swarms, as part of an early warning collaboration by scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Desert Locust experts at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The new technology will help to ...

Jun. 14, 2017

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The report covers the global agricultural films market which includes application of the agricultural films, different types of agricultural films, and other related segments. It also studies about the application/end use of the agricultural films with respect to different geographical areas. It also gives the insights about the technology being used; analyses the market with respect to drivers, ...

Dec. 3, 2012

This policy brief, published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), examines the relationship between climate change, water and food security and outlines potential adaptation strategies and policy priorities for developing countries. Agriculture in developing countries is already under pressure from growing populations, industrialisation and environmental degradation. Climate change is ...

Sep. 15, 2010

By SciDev.Net

Pakistan's outdated crop yield forecasting system needs a revamp, says Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar. Like most developing countries, Pakistan is staring at the spectre of food insecurity, with its food production out of sync with population growth. The food availability scenario is further ...

May 16, 2012

By SciDev.Net

Kenyan farmers are adapting their farming practices to work with the weather under a scheme that blends traditional forecasting methods with science-based predictions. Completing its first year, the Sustainable Agricultural Livelihoods Innovation Project (ALIP) based in eastern Kenya has helped farmers ...

Mar. 28, 2012

By SciDev.Net

ReportsnReports.com adds "Precision Farming Market by Technology (GPS/GNSS, GIS, Remote Sensing & VRT), Components (Automation & Control, Sensors, FMS), Applications (Yield Monitoring, VRA, Mapping, Soil Monitoring, Scouting) - Global Forecast & Analysis (2013 - 2018)" new market research report to its store. The global population is expected to rise up to, nearly, 7.5 billion ...

Sep. 13, 2013

The report “Water Soluble Fertilizers Market by Types (Nitrogenous, Phosphatic, Potassic, Micronutrients), Applications, (Fertigation, Foliar Application), Crop Types (Field, Horticultural, Turf & Ornamentals) & Geography – Trends & Forecasts to 2018” by MarketsandMarkets is now available at RnRMarketResearch.com. Contact ...

Dec. 9, 2013

A mobile phone-based innovation that can predict rain is helping farmers in six Sub-Saharan Africa countries sow, fertilise and harvest crops at the optimum time. The innovation is being used in Cote d'Ivoire, ...

Jul. 12, 2016

By SciDev.Net

ResearchMoz.us include new market research report "Global Agricultural Films Market 2013 - 2019:Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast" to its huge collection of research reports. Growing population compounded with increasing food demand has put pressure on agricultural productivity, as there is shrinkage in arable land globally. Agricultural films aids in increasing the ...

Oct. 31, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release its 10-year agricultural projections on Feb. 11, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. EST. USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2024will be posted to the Office of the Chief Economist's (OCE) website at www.usda.gov/oce and available in MS Word and PDF formats. Projections data will be available as Excel spreadsheets, as ...

Feb. 2, 2015

By U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

China Agricultural Machinery Industry Report, 2009  At the end of 2008, China’s agricultural mechanization level of tillage, planting and harvesting was up to 50.8%. Mechanization of key crops production has developed rapidly; meanwhile, agricultural machinery gears ...

Aug. 10, 2011

The study analyses the agriculture chemical market in West Africa. The agriculture chemical market being analysed are the fertilisers and the crop protection chemicals in Nigeria and Ghana. In addition, fertilizer and crop protection chemicals demand in 2010, revenue and forecasted growth rate are highlighted, along with the market engineering measurements are provided; the pricing trends; ...

Jan. 12, 2012

The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release new 10-year agricultural projections on Feb. 13, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. EST. USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2023 will be posted to the Office of the Chief Economist's (OCE) website at www.usda.gov/oce and available in MS Word and PDF formats. Projections data will be available as Excel ...

Feb. 7, 2014

By U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The joint venture has been formed to further develop the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) – a computer simulation model which takes into account many of the factors affecting a farm’s success, including different plant, soil and management approaches, to inform on-farm management decisions. APSIM has a broad range of applications including: farming systems design, assessment of ...

Aug. 13, 2009

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Scientists in Saudi Arabia say that by the end of 2050 parts of the country will be hotter and have reduced precipitation, which could affect agricultural productivity. The work was published in February's issue of the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. [1] It predicts that average temperatures in Saudi Arabia could increase by as much as four degrees Celsius, increasing agricultural ...

Apr. 9, 2013

By SciDev.Net

More than 80 scientists, farmers, and agriculture experts from around the globe gathered at a United Nations-backed conference in Queensland, Australia, this week to work on long-term sustainability of agriculture through improvements in worldwide distribution of weather and climate projections. The two-day conference in Toowoomba, Queensland, will “identify the needs for improving current ...

May 19, 2009

By United Nations

Researchers have developed a more accurate model for predicting the amount of summer rainfall and number of tropical storms in East and South-East Asia. The study, published last month (22 January) in Proceedings of the ...

Feb. 27, 2013

By SciDev.Net

The crop protection market consists of crop protection chemicals or agrochemicals, seeds, and genetically modified (GM) crops. Crop protection chemicals are the most dominating segment of this market in terms of market share as well as product innovations. Crop protection chemicals are further classified as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, bio-pesticides, and adjuvants. As the latter two ...

May 7, 2013

The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continue to increase, according to a new climate study by Stanford University scientists. The results will be published later this month in the journal ...

Jun. 6, 2011

By GLOBE Foundation

ResearchMoz.us include new market research report" Global Agricultural Films (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, EVA/EBA, Reclaims and Others) Market for Greenhouse, Mulching and Silage Applications 2013 2019  " to its huge collection of research reports. Growing population compounded with increasing food demand has put pressure on agricultural productivity, as there is shrinkage in arable land ...

Oct. 31, 2013