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Agricultural water management under the changing climateOctober 11,2017, Mexico

Response Farming Action Support System for“Climate Smart Agriculture” : Experiences of

IranAlireza Sodagari, CEO, Sistana Scada Co., Member of Iran NCID

Nozar Ghahreman, Member of WG-Climate, University of Tehran, Iran

Coping with Climate Change and dissasters following a “Farmers First “ paradigm in Iran

Inspirad by Prof. C.J. Stigter

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Development of the action support Systems, by really helping

“Solve the problems, in action”

Sistana SCADA Systems Ltd.

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Initial ExperienceFars Province-Iran

• The 100 acres Pistachio orchard located in Sarvestan plain -Fars

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Initial ExperiencesSarvestan-Fars Province-Iran

• The Aquifer has been drained by excessive water extraction.

• Persisting drought imposed the water scarcity on the plain

Drought conditions shown by NDVI change form 2004 onward

Coping with water scarcity Irrigation management

Soil Moisture & ET Monitoring

Agrometerology & ET Estimation

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Coping with water scarcity Sustainable Production

Pistachio orchard in 2006 (still cereals growing practiced in Sarvestan area)

pistachio orchard in 2014 ( the only left “green” sign in the plain)

Farm Mesoscale Macro scale

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Scaled Up, Systematic approach50 “RFASS” Operational Bases in 50 Basins (Fars-Iran)

Climate Climate  WaterWater SoilSoil VegetationVegetation LandLand

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Land portfolio & Cadastre

Climate MonitoringWeather Stations & Evapotranspiration

1. Temperature2. Humidity3. Rain & Rain rate4. Wind speed & Direction5. Solar Radiation6. Ultra Violet7. Pressure8. Dew point9. Evapotranspiration10. GDD

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Water Wells portfolio & “GIS” Mapping

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More Ground Water Consuming!

Pasargade-Fars-Iran

meso. scale/ WebGis/ Marvdasht -Fars

River

Bore Well

Well

DAM

Qanat

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Crop Monitoring ( Drone base NDVI)

High resolution Crop Monitoring & MappingSatellite (Sentinel 5)

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High resolution Crop Monitoring & MappingSatellite & Drone

No crop

Rain fed

OrchardIrrigated

crop

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PRECIPITATION REMOTE SENSING / LONG TERM AVERAGE

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Soil Salinity MappingOM/PH/EC & Porosity

Continuous Mapping & GIS

EM Sensor

Data Logger Ant. GPS

Soil moist.TDR

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Soil Properties MappingThe Algorithm

Apparent EC & Scan Track @ Sistan basin site

EM Sensor Toboggan

Soil Profile cross check & Sampling

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Fars Provincial real time GDD Monitoring / Winter Wheat(Ground base measurements in 35 Micro clima)

(Ground base measurements in 35 Micro clima)

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Water Budget Irrigation scheduling ET& Soil moisture monitoring

CWP*(Irri)

(Kg/ha)

CWPIrri+Rain(Kg/ha)

Yield(Kg/ha)

Irrigatin)3(m

Rain(mm)

CET(mm)

Irri. Sys

Plant DateCrop

0.150.13270018000232.8294.66Flood20/7/1393canola

0.20.16200010000179.2192.13Sprnk.

15/10/1393Canola

0.250.241500600016489.24Flood20/11/1393Canola

1.401.0370005000179.2137.66Flood8/9/1393Wheat

1.10.7655005000223.6177.58Tape24/8/1393Wheat

1.251.1950004000181.6419.05Sprik.14/10/1393Wheat

( Drop Per Crop per Land by irrigation system )

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CWP****)3/MRials(

WUE***(Irri)(Kg/M3)

Yield(Kg/ha)

Irrigation)3(m

Rain(mm)

CET(mm)

Irri. System

Planting Date

Crop

CWP****)3/MRials(

WUE***(Irri)(Kg/M3)

Yield(Kg/ha)

Irri)3(m

Rain(mm)

CET(mm)

Irri. Syste

m

Planting Date

Crop

37950.91270018000232.8294.66Flood20/7/1393Canola

50601.04200010000179.2192.13Sprklr15/10/1393Canola

63251.68 1500600016489.24Flood20/11/1393Canola

119605.0870005000179.2137.66Flood8/9/1393Wheat

126503.0955005000223.6177.58Tape24/8/1393Wheat

143751.1950004000181.6419.05Sprinkler

14/10/1393Wheat

***WUE= Water use efficiency=Yield/ET (M3)****CWP (Economic) = Gross Benefits / M3

1 kg wheat=11500 Rials and 1 kg canola= 25300 Rials

( Benefit Per Drop )

CWP****)3/MRials(

WUE***(Irri)(Kg/M3)

Yield(Kg/ha)

Irrigation)3(m

Rain(mm)

CET(mm)

Irri. System

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Risk assessment

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Farmers Engagement & Sharing Results

Developed & Experience Solutions

Service Platform Eco System Based Management

FFS/FWS/FCS/SFS Participatory Institutes

FFS/FWS/FCS/SFS

Pest/Crop/Water Watch Service Platform

Monitoring R & D

Crop & Water Watch Program

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Collaborative Research EnvironmentThe Bridge Between Science and Field

Services Science

AEIA AEIB

Indigenous

knowledge

Experience

Tacit Science

Academic

Farmers

Knowledge ScienceDataKnowledge

Further published On…..

Applied Agro Meteorology C.J Stigter / Springer 2010 / Chapter 3

International Socity of agro- meteorology /

http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/iran-fars-sarvestan-dehnow/

http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/agricultural-decision-support-system/

Alireza Sodagari Sep 2017/Tehran/Iran