http://www.agrometeorology.org What's new. Here you will find hot items of interest that have recently come up daily 1 2008-09-08T14:58:53Z http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/from-laboratory-to-farmers From an opening address to an Australia-Indonesia Agriculture and Food Security Workshop (8-9 June 2010, Canberra) by Prof. James J. Fox, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra: “From Laboratory to Farmers’ Fields: Perspectives on Food Security”. No publisher admin 2010-06-15T06:16:35Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/japanese-researchers-develop-method-to-estimate-whole-plant-respiration The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) in Japan announced on January 19, 2010, that it had developed a method to estimate the respiration of whole plants, including roots, in cooperation with the University of Tsukuba, the University of the Ryukyus, the Sukachev Institute of Forest of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dalton Co.,Ltd., the Okinawa Prefectural Forest Resources Research Center, Kyoto University and Mulawarman University. No publisher admin 2010-04-27T15:34:40Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/clean-energy-to-help-grow-strawberries Japan's National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region developed in 2009 a low-cost temperature control system called "Ichigo-Ekonari System" (a device to produce strawberries ecologically) by improving the conventional system. The system helps control the surrounding temperature of strawberry crowns that contain many meristematic cells for growth. No publisher admin 2010-03-16T09:36:12Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/japanese-city-to-formulate-rainwater-mangement-plan In the wake of increasingly frequent sudden, localized rainstorms throughout Japan, the City of Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, started discussions in September 2008 to establish a rainwater management master plan. The city was hit by heavy rains in late August 2008. No publisher admin 2010-03-02T12:19:41Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/grass-on-car-roof Mr. Mitsuji Chinen of Naha-city, Okinawa, successfully grew grass on his car roof, maintaining a comfortable interior temperature without using the air-conditioner even in summer. The idea occurred to him in 2007 when his car's air-conditioner broke down and he needed to do something to keep the car cool. Since his mother dislikes air-conditioning, he decided to create a condition similar to tree shade. The solution he came up with, which he thought would be both aesthetic and ecological, was to make a garden on his car roof, and he chose grass for a charming look. No publisher admin 2010-02-05T07:02:51Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/japanese-consumers-union-finds-gm-canola-growing-in-chiba-prefectur The Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union (SCCU) of Japan conducted a survey, on April 14 and 16, 2009, and an analysis of canola plants for potential spread of genetically modified varieties near the port of Chiba, one of the nation's major distribution centers for shipping canola seeds, as well as in the city itself. The SCCU discovered that five out of seven samples found growing in the city and two out of three near the port tested positive for genetic alteration. No publisher admin 2009-12-23T07:47:39Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/climate-change-projects-using-the-co-benefits-approach The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on June 12, 2009, the release of a manual for using quantitative methods to evaluate projects that use the co-benefits approach to address climate change, particularly under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). No publisher admin 2009-10-13T10:59:32Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/food-supply-sources Food Supply Sources. An example of urban agriculture for disaster preparedness. No publisher admin 2009-04-15T07:27:37Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/japanese-researchers-discover-method-to-stop-cattle-from-emitting-methane A research team led by Professor Junichi Takahashi at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine has discovered that cattle developing nitrite poisoning do not release methane by belching. No publisher admin 2009-03-31T07:53:44Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/plants-watering-plants-nagoya-university-scientist-discovers-a-bio-sprinkler-effect Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) announced on August 26, 2008, that Katsuya Yano, an assistant professor of Nagoya University Graduate School, has discovered a "bio-sprinkler" effect while doing research as a part of NEDO's subsidized projects No publisher admin 2009-03-31T07:31:44Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/manufacturer-saving-energy-by-growing-vertical-gardens-on-factory-walls During the summer of 2008, Kyocera Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components and photovoltaic systems, created "green curtains" of plants climbing the outer walls of five factories in Japan, including those in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture and Gamo, Shiga Prefecture. No publisher admin 2009-03-30T14:24:27Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/kubota-launches-project-to-support-agriculture-protect-environment-in-local-communities-in-japan Kubota, a major farm equipment manufacturer in Japan, announced on May 16, 2008, its Kubota E-Project to support activities that help revitalize agriculture among farmers, local communities, and schools. No publisher admin 2008-11-28T13:09:25Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/fao-calls-for-review-of-biofuel-policies-and-subsidies Biofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of world food security, protect poor farmers, promote broad-based rural development and ensure environmental sustainability, FAO said today in a new edition of its annual flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2008. No publisher admin 2008-10-08T14:10:22Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/new-law-to-promote-forest-management-enacted-for-global-warming-prevention In order to promote tree thinning in forests that act as carbon sinks, the Law concerning Special Measures for the Promotion of Forest Management (Law for the Forest Management) was passed during a plenary session of the House of Councilors on May 9, 2008. This law establishes a system for the national government to subsidize local governments, and came into force on May 16. No publisher admin 2008-10-01T09:46:23Z News Item http://www.agrometeorology.org/news/whats-new/dr.-mohammed-aziz-saeed-university-of-salahaddin-erbil-iraq-visited-the-meteorological-organization-of-the-islamic-republic-of-iran On Sunday July 27th, 2008, Dr. Mohammed Aziz Saeed, University of Salahaddin-Erbil, Iraq, visited the Meteorological Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was received by Dr. Mohammad Rahimi, Director of the Meteorological Department, and Dr. Jamshid Zanjani from the Agrometeorology Division. At the beginning, Dr. Rahimi gave a brief introduction to the history and the present status of meteorology/agrometeorology in Iran. He also discussed future work plans concerning utilizing recorded atmospheric parameters by the weather stations throughout the country in enhancing the infrastructure of the economy of Iran. Dr. Saeed briefed his colleagues on the status of meteorology/agrometeorology in the Kurdistan region (North Iraq). No publisher admin 2008-08-25T12:51:00Z News Item