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22. Information communication technologies for irrigation management systems: An empirical investigation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kamran, M. (author), Anjum, M. (author), Rehman, M. (author), Kamran, M. Asif (author), Saleemi, F. (author), and Department of Computer Science, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-03
- Published:
- Pakistan: Asianet-Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08242
- Journal Title:
- Pakistan Journal of Science
- Journal Title Details:
- 68 (1): 82-85
23. Knowledge and passive adaptation to climate change: An example from Indian farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tripathi, Amarnath (author) and Mishra, Ashok K. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-11-24
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07680
- Journal Title:
- Climate Risk Management
- Notes:
- In Press, Corrected Proof
24. Mapping center pivot irrigation fields in south carolina with google earth engine and the national agricultural imagery program
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Keshwani, Jenny (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- United States: Clemson University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12469
- Journal Title:
- Journal of South Carolina Water Resources
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 7, Issue 1
- Notes:
- 7pgs, Aerial images taken during the growing seasons of 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 were visually inspected for evidence of irrigation. Center pivot irrigation was identified by the characteristic shape of the spans and the curved tracks left by the wheels. The author manually delineated a polygon over each agricultural area where signs of irrigation infrastructure were observed. The result is a map of 2,689 polygons covering 146,662 acres in South Carolina. Compared with the United States Department of Agriculture 2017 Census of Agriculture, the sampling results account for over 69% of total irrigated area and over 98% of area irrigated solely by center pivots. Most center pivots covered from 25 to 75 acres, while the largest center pivot extended over 300 acres. These results are an important contribution to the quantification of water use in South Carolina.
25. Optimizing liquid fertilizers: New tool aids in mixing for irrigation systems
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Attaway, Denise (author)
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09-19
- Published:
- United States: Eastern Kentucky University
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12255
- Journal Title:
- Eastern Progress
- Notes:
- 5 PAGES., Released in late 2020, the Center Pivot Fertigation Calculator is designed to help producers make more precise fertilizer applications by assisting in calculating liquid fertilizer flow rate and injection pump settings needed to fertigate through a center pivot irrigation system. The Clemson Drip Fertigation Calculator is designed to help South Carolina vegetable producers make more precise fertilizer applications through drip irrigation systems. After producers started using the center pivot and drip fertigation calculators, Zack Snipes, assistant program leader for the Clemson Cooperative Extension Service horticulture team and area horticulture agent, noted many were beginning to ask what they should do if using a greenhouse-grade solid fertilizer and putting it into a solution. In response, Rob Last, area horticulture agent, built a spreadsheet that became the basis for the Liquid Fertilizer Solution Calculator. “We have created a system that provides quick calculations and is really easy to use,” Last said. “Anyone who has questions about these calculators can contact me or Zack and we’ll help them.”
26. Policy interventions to promote the adoption of water saving sprinkler systems: the case of lettuce on the Gnangara Mound
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Brennan, Donna (author / University of Western Australia)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- Australia: Blackwell Publishing
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26181
- Journal Title:
- The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 51: 323-341
27. Sustainable smart agriculture farming for cotton crop: a fuzzy logic rule based methodology
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bin, Li (author), Shahzad, Muhammad (author), Khan, Hira (author), Bashir, Muhammad Mehran (author), Ullah, Arif (author), and Siddique, Muhammad (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-09-18
- Published:
- Switzerland: MDPI
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12959
- Journal Title:
- Sustainability
- Journal Title Details:
- V.15, Iss.18
- Notes:
- 20 pages, Sustainable agriculture is a pivotal driver of a nation’s economic growth, especially considering the challenge of providing food for the world’s expanding population. Agriculture remains a cornerstone of many nations’ economies, so the need for intelligent, sustainable farming practices has never been greater. Agricultural industries worldwide require sophisticated systems that empower farmers to manage their crops efficiently, reduce water wastage, and optimize yield quality. Yearly, substantial crop losses occur due to unpredictable environmental changes, with improper irrigation practices being a leading cause. In this paper, we introduce an innovative irrigation time control system for smart farming. This system leverages fuzzy logic to regulate the timing of irrigation in cotton crop fields, effectively curbing water wastage while ensuring that crops receive neither too little nor too much water. Additionally, our system addresses a common agricultural challenge: whitefly infestations. Users can adjust climatic parameters, such as temperature and humidity, through our system, which minimizes both whitefly populations and water consumption. We have developed a portable measurement technology that includes air humidity sensors, temperature sensors, and rain sensors. These sensors interface with an Arduino platform, allowing real-time climate data collection. This collected climate data is then sent to the fuzzy logic control system, which dynamically adjusts irrigation timing in response to changing environmental conditions. Our system incorporates an algorithm that generates highly effective (IF-THEN) fuzzy logic rules, significantly improving irrigation efficiency by reducing overall irrigation duration. By automating the irrigation process and precisely delivering the right amount of water, our system eliminates the need for human intervention, rendering the agricultural system more dependable in achieving successful crop yields. Water supply commences when the environmental conditions reach specific thresholds and halts when the requisite climate conditions are met, maintaining an optimal environment for crop growth.
28. The American market: still changing but showing maturity signs!
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-11
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09304
- Journal Title:
- New Ag International
- Journal Title Details:
- : 60-73
- Notes:
- Aspects of the U.S. ag inputs market
29. The impacts of land fragmentation on irrigation collective action: Empirical test of the social-ecological system framework in China
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wang, Yahua (author), Zang, Liangzhen (author), and Araral, Eduardo (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07-20
- Published:
- Internatioanl: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11857
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Notes:
- 11 pages, via online journal, Land fragmentation is an interesting physical character in some developing countries, especially China. This study aims to discover the direct and mediated effects of land fragmentation on collective action in China based on an empirical test and the social-ecological system framework. We introduce three innovations to the literature on collective action in the commons. First, we focus on the mechanism of land fragmentation on collective action in the commons, which has been largely ignored in the literature. Second, building on the social-ecological system framework, we use structural equation modeling, which is robust to endogeneity and latent variable problems. Third, we use original survey data from 3895 households and 284 villages from 17 provinces/regions in China, a critical case because China has some of the most fragmented farmland use in the world. We find that land fragmentation has a direct negative effect on irrigation collective action. And besides the direct negative effect, there are four indirect factors: dependency on farming, irrigation rule-making, economic pressure and land circulation. Of these, the first three have a negative effect, and the last one, a positive effect. Our findings add to the theoretical literature on collective action in the commons and suggest new policy handles for more efficient land and labor markets in China.
30. Transforming African agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- McIntire, John Murray (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-01
- Published:
- SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10518
- Journal Title:
- Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies
- Journal Title Details:
- 6(2) 145–179
- Notes:
- 36 pages., via online journal., This article examines the challenges facing agriculture in Africa. First the article outlines agriculture’s connection with overall economic growth; then, the author evaluates agricultural productivity and food security in Africa in 2010. From this point, the author evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of seven paths that African agriculture is likely to evolve along between now and 2050: five for Sub-Saharan African and two for North Africa. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the types of farming proposed are: extensive, mechanized; intensive export; intensive peri-urban; subsistence; and reserves, game ranching, and tourism. In North Africa, the author proposes: irrigated and rainfed. In order to realize the most positive benefits of these paths in 2050, Africa has to tackle six challenges, outlined by the author: reducing population growth, promoting irrigation, adapting the role of the state, promoting the acceleration of technical change (including fertilizer and biotechnology), and preparing for climate change. Increasing the competitiveness of Africa’s commercial farming will improve income, inequality, and nutrition across the continent.
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