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Soil moisture monitoring

  • Soil moisture monitoring

    CTCN
    Sectors
    Agriculture and forestry
    Objective
    Adaptation

    Soil moisture monitoring is critical for managing water resources in an efficient manner. This applies to both irrigated and rainfed cropping systems. Water is increasingly becoming the most limiting resource needed to meet the food and fiber needs of a growing and more affluent population. Soil moisture monitoring can e.g. be used as a tool to assist irrigation scheduling. Irrigation management gives better crops, using fewer inputs, which increases profitability. Soil moisture sensors help with irrigation decisions.

  • The Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    United States
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal zones
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Energy efficiency
    Industry
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

  • Institut de recherche pour le développement

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    Country of registration
    France
    Relation to CTCN
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    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Forestry
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

    IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (Research Institute for Development) - is a research organization based in France that is working with its partners in the South to address international development issues.

  • Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy and Solidarity

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    Country of registration
    France
    Relation to CTCN
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    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal zones
    Renewable energy
    Energy efficiency
    Forestry

    Environmental conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and improving livelihoods of the most vulnerable people are the main focus areas of GERES.

  • Umweltbundesamt GmbH

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    Country of registration
    Austria
    Relation to CTCN
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    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal zones
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Energy efficiency
    Forestry
    Human health
    Industry
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Marine and Fisheries
    Transport
    Waste management
    Water

    Umweltbundesamt GmbH is a government owned company which acts as the national agency for environmental protection and environmental control. The main tasks of the Agency are:

    - Assessment of the state of the environment and of its changes and trends

  • National Horticultural Research Institute

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    Country of registration
    Nigeria
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry

    The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) was first established as the National Fruit and Vegetable Research and Development Centre (NFVRDC) with the assistance of UNDP/FAO Project NIR/72/007. By the Federal Government Agricultural Research Institutes Establishment Decree Order No.

  • International Fertilizer Development Center

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    United States
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Knowledge Partner
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry

    IFDC, established in the USA in October 1974, is known for its expertise in soil fertility management, fertilizers and agriculture and agribusiness that service developing countries. In 1977 under the United States of America’s Presidential Executive Order No.

  • Remote Sensing of Subsurface Soil Moisture

    Objective
    Adaptation
    Technology
    Soil moisture monitoring

    Researchers at Purdue University have developed an instrument/software that allows remote sensing of surface soil moisture from an airborne instrument using reflective electromagnetic radiation. This can provide the most efficient method to collect measurements and survey an entire field with high spatial density in a short period of time. It makes use of lower-frequency signals which are required to penetrate the soil. Resolution is determined only by the frequency of the signal, under the assumption of a near-specular reflection, not the antenna size.