Webinar: Are you measuring the soil moisture correctly?
In developing countries, drought is a major reason for crop loss. According to FAO, drought accounts for about $48 Billion agricultural losses in the developing countries between 2000-2015. Better irrigation water management can help in mitigating the impact of drought, the success relies on how accurate the soil moisture measurements.
Soil moisture can be measured by traditional methods like oven drying, through manual probes, IoT sensors, land surface/hydrological models, satellites and drone remote sensing.
In the third webinar of this series, we will briefly explain the advantages and disadvantages of different methods for measuring the soil moisture and what is the pertinent method for your application.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- If you are using the soil moisture data from the weather forecast/land surface/hydrological model for irrigation water management?
- If you are using NDWI/LSWI to assess the drought?
- If you are unsure of how many field sensors are required to measure soil moisture in your field?
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