This event will focus on developed-country expertise for the global market in more efficient use of water. It is aimed at policy managers, academics in the field, R&D managers, marketing and business development managers, investment decision makers, and media producers and editors.
Topics at this event will cover: Complexity of increasing crop yields in large irrigation schemes Crop per drop: what does it tell us? Novel agronomic systems and soil management Advances in crop diagnostics and monitoring Improving drought tolerance through advances in crop genetics technologies Crop nutrition optimisation to improve water productivity Evidence-based adaptation to climate change in East Africa Strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of intensive agriculture The outlook for water availability, and water productivity for major crops