Innovation - Agricultural Water Management

Agricultural Water Management

Innovation	Vote	Markup
Crowdsourcing in agricultural water management Submission of data via cellphones on actual water deliveries by farmers in different locations of an irrigation system	Vote up! 131 Vote down! -85
Affordable Soil Moisture Sensors NEW An automatic irrigation system based on reliable and real-time indicators of plant water needs.	Vote up! 117 Vote down! -83
Regulation of water flows in canals and on-farm Use of software, including from cellphones, to open/close gates, turn on/off irrigation pumps or sprinklers More information	Vote up! 127 Vote down! -98
Support for controlled flooding and groundwater recharge Utilization of satellite imagery for observation of flooded areas, evapotranspiration and surface soil moisture combined with simple earthworks to spread flood waters with the goal of maximizing infiltration	Vote up! 111 Vote down! -84
Detection of canal water leaks Use of satellite imagery to detect surface soil moisture and GPS to identify and record location of the leak	Vote up! 123 Vote down! -99
Subsurface Vapor Transfer Irrigation NEW A subsurface irrigation technology that enables agriculture to use water efficiently and also make use of brackish or saline water without the need for either expensive purification, desalination, fine filtering or pressurizing.	Vote up! 117 Vote down! -97
Control of water withdrawals Use of IC cards to measure, control and charge for farmers' groundwater pumping	Vote up! 117 Vote down! -101
Support for deficit irrigation Monitoring of weather, water and crop growth data, and related decision support systems More information	Vote up! 114 Vote down! -103
Support for deficit irrigation Monitoring of weather, water and crop growth data, and related decision support systems More information	Vote up! 114 Vote down! -103
Monitoring of water in canals and soils Use of sensors to improve irrigation water delivery and application	Vote up! 117 Vote down! -114
Provision of weather forecasts "Translation" of technical forecasts into information that is useful to farmers, and distribution via SMS	Vote up! 113 Vote down! -113

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