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Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for Agricultural Drought Monitoring
2019 8th International Conference on Agro-Geoinformatics (Agro-Geoinformatics), 2019Cyberinfrastructure plays an important role in the collection, management, and dissemination of drought information in agricultural activities, especially when the activities involve a variety of facilities, data sources, and communities. The challenge of coordinating tremendous sources of data and systems becomes paramount.
Ziheng Sun +17 more
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Economic Impacts of Drought on Agriculture
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013Water security features prominently among the grand challenges of humanity in a quest for sustainable future. Southern European countries, Italy in particular, are highly vulnerable to droughts. In this article we estimate the drought-related losses in agriculture in terms of reduced yield and output for the selected, most important crops; and social ...
Jaroslav Mysiak +3 more
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Climate Change and Drought Risks for Agriculture
2006Changes in rainfall patterns and risk of crop failure are discussed in this chapter. Agriculture is by far the most important economic activity in the region. The success of this economic activity relies heavily on water availability during the growing season.
Verhagen, J. +3 more
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Drought management in the agriculture of Dobrogea Province [PDF]
, 2013 According to climate data Dobrogea is the warmest and the driest region of Romania. Due to climate, the productive potential of soils is poorly capitalized; productions depend mostly of the precipitations regime. The phenomenon is known for a long time, but the first steps to combat drought took just in the mid twentieth century when there was planted ...
Lup, Aurel, Miron, Liliana
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The Impact of Drought on Agricultural Production and Agricultural Adaptation to Drought
Drought is a significant natural disaster that seriously impacts agriculture and is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue worldwide. The effects of this disaster on agriculture present severe challenges both in terms of productivity and agricultural sustainability. Consequently, adaptation measures to combat drought are of great importance.openaire +1 more source
Sahel drought: Meteorological or agricultural?
International Journal of Climatology, 1989AbstractMeteorological definitions of drought are deemed to reveal little of the effects of water deficiencies upon the inhabitants of arid regions. An agricultural definition of drought is obtained using a water‐balance model of the moisture available to millet (Pennisetum typhoides).The model accepts inputs of rainfall, potential evapotranspiration ...
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Monitoring Agricultural Drought in Russia
2005Drought has been posing serious problems for agricultural production in Russia. A well-known Russian scientist, Vavilov (1931), noted that droughts characterize Russian farming. Recently, in some Russian Federation regions, there has been a high probability of severe or extremely severe droughts (Pasechnyuk et al., 1977; ARRIAM, 2000; Kleschenko, 2000;
Alexander D. Kleschenko, Erodi K. Zoidze
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Effects of Drought on Agriculture
With the increasing world population, excessive and unconscious use of resources on earth disrupts the balance of nature. The disturbed balance affects many factors such as hunger, disappearance of living species, soil and environmental pollution, deterioration of vegetation, water scarcity.openaire +1 more source
Drought Relief and Agricultural Rehabilitation
Disasters, 1980This paper is based on the experiences of the author working in drought relief programmes in N.E. Africa and in marginal rainfall areas of India. It is intended to provide suggestions and guidelines for workers involved at an initial stage in a drought where there may be early opportunities for short term crop production programmes, and longer term ...
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EFFECT OF DROUGHT ON ERZURUM AGRICULTURE
2021İklim değişikliğinin etkisi sıcaklıklardaki artıştan ibaret değil. Kuraklık, seller, şiddetli kasırgalar gibi aşırı hava olaylarının sıklığı ve etkisinde artış, okyanus ve deniz suyu seviyelerinde yükselme, okyanusların asit oranlarında artış, buzulların erimesi gibi etkenler sonucunda bitkiler, hayvanlar ve ekosistemlerin yanı sıra insan toplulukları ...
ÖZDEMİR, Ferda Nur, AKSOY, Adem
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