The 10th International Micro Irrigation Conference (10IMIC) on the Theme: Micro-irrigation in the Era of Technology Innovation and Digital Transformation, was successfully hosted by the Moroccan National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (ANAFIDE) and ICID with support from the Directorate of Irrigation and AgriculturalLand Planning (DIAEA), from 25-27 January 2023 in the Conference center of the city of Dakhla in Southern Morocco. The event was attended by professionals from around the world.
One should not look anymore only to the question of efficiency of irrigation water only at the level of irrigated plot or the farm and integrate only on Irrigation practices but rather extend it upstream in order to integrate agro écological practices and downstream in order to take into considération post harvest losses and food waste while also not forgetting environment preservation. In this approach, one should make good use of new technologies available including IoTs and artificial intelligence. These technologies are valuable for data acquisition and transmission and contribute to sustainable water management.
One of the goals of ICID Vision 2030 is to encourage research and support the development of tools to extend innovation into field practices, particularly in micro irrigation. Collaboration actions by NCs and support from ICID CO and international partners will make conversion of innovations into field practices possible.
Irrigation water saving and valorization through sustainable micro irrigation systems entails holistic improvement of resource mobilization, delivery to the farm gates, water saving techniques, management practices, policies, institutional and financing mechanisms that ultimately result in agricultural, social, environmental and economic benefits. The topic of innovative technology and digital transition support to micro irrigation systems is relevant to the vision and mission of ICID and of interest to its members. Thus, the flagship event of ICID, 10IMIC aims to highlight the importance of innovative technology and digital transition in the design, monitoring and management of micro-irrigation systems and discuss, in detail, different aspects of it, outlined in the sub-themes:
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World Water Policy Special Issue on Coping with Water Scarcity: New Advances in Africa and Beyond, Volume 9 Number 4, November 2023
Guest Editors: Ragab Ragab; Nadine Depre
Part one of the World Water Policy - WWP (Special issue), Volume 9 Number 4, November 2023 issue is based on the 10th ICID International Micro Irrigation Conference, held in January 2023 at Dakhla, Morocco. The papers presented in this special issue were largely from young water professionals who participated in the conference. Read more...