APN E-Lib | Capacity Building in Climate Change Mitigation through Precision Agriculture

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Title

Capacity Building in Climate Change Mitigation through Precision Agriculture

Project Item Type Metadata

Project Reference No.s

CBA2012-13NSG-Bora

Programme

CAPaBLE

Project Leader

Dr. Ganesh C. Bora, Assistant Professor and Interim Director, Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, USA.

Email

ganesh.bora@ndsu.edu

Project Collaborator Emails

manzul@ait.asia; baruahd@tezu.ernet.in; ksingh@ciae.res.in

Project Summary

Precision Agriculture in the USA has greatly contributed in reducing the use of chemicals and fertilizer with positive economic impact and without affecting the productivity. Similar technology with adaptive modifications/customization can be used in developing countries and the policy makers and professionals of these countries could be trained to influence the farmers for such adoption.

Countries Involved

USA, Thailand, India

Scientific Thematic Area

Climate Change and Climate Variability;
Resources Utilisation and Pathways for Sustainable Development;
Science Policy Linkage

Project Duration

1 Year

APN Funds (US$)

15000

Citation

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN). (2013). Capacity Building in Climate Change Mitigation through Precision Agriculture. Retrieved from http://www.apn-gcr.org/resources/items/show/1773.