http://www.agrometeorology.org Here we publish short accounts on successful operational applications and services in agrometeorology (public (e.g. NMHSs) and private), as well as on action support systems (data, research, policies, extension), that are suitable for further dissemination, or on publications that are holding such accounts. [Discuss items for this section with the President or the Vice-president.] daily 1 2008-09-16T12:37:56Z http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/forecasting-rainfall-for-2010-of-gujarat-based-on-astro-meteorology Considering the abnormality of weather particularly rainfall during the monsoon, Anand Agricultural University, Anand has prepared almanac predicting district wise daily rainfall from monsoon 2007 to 2009 for beneficiaries for the farming community as well as planners. The observed and predicted rainfall was then analyzed for its validity. No publisher admin 2010-05-19T15:58:44Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/rainfall-measurements-by-farmers-in-their-fields One source has it that the son of King Sejong the Great, who reigned in Korea from 1418 to 1445, invented the first rain gauge in 1441. Droughts plagued the kingdom, and the king directed every village to measure the amount of rainfall. King Sejong sent a rain gauge to every village, and they were used as an official tool to measure the farmer's potential harvest. They also used these measurements to determine what the farmer's land taxes should be. The story does not reveal how tampering with the data was prevented! No publisher admin 2009-11-02T11:08:40Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/modelling-apple-tree-bud-burst-time-and-frost-risk-in-iran The bud burst phase of orchard trees is the most critical phase in relation to low temperature and frost since most parts of the bud, especially the ovary, are very sensitive to low temperatures. Therefore, predicting the time of bud burst is important. No publisher admin 2009-10-27T07:05:16Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/greening-the-desert-scientists-catch-up-with-reality We thank the Institute of Science in Society (ISIS) for permission to publish the paper below. A fully referenced version of this article is posted on ISIS members’ website. For context see also the INSAM homepage from October till December 2009 inclusive, where we indicated that this paper can also be viewed at “Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA)”. Kees Stigter No publisher admin 2009-10-14T13:45:15Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/climate-field-schools-in-indonesia-coping-with-climate-change-and-beyond By Yunita Winarto, Kees Stigter, Esti Anantasari and Siti Nur Hidayah. Climate Field Schools (CFSs) are based on the experiences obtained with “Farmer Field Schools” developed in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) extension. The latter gave Indonesia some international fame over the last decades. Application of such schools in coping with climate disasters, including climate change itself, appears a very good idea. No publisher admin 2009-03-31T08:02:34Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/ecological-effects-and-mechanisms-of-soil-remediation-by-restoring-native-herbage-in-a-xerothermic-valley-region-in-yunnan-province-china Main conclusions of Dr. Zhang Yingcui’s thesis at the South-West Agricultural University (SWAU), Bei Bei, Chongqing, China. Main local supervisor: Prof. Duan Changqun (Yunnan University). Study on Ecological Effects and Mechanisms of Soil Remediation by Restoring Native Herbage in a Xerothermic Valley Region No publisher admin 2008-12-09T08:55:05Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/further-identification-of-two-agrometeorological-services-in-hebei-province-china The present project, core funded by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), was prepared by the Asian Picnic Model Project (APMP, Agromet Vision) and China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, from 2004 till 2007 in several missions to five provinces. In the APMP, capacity building is the main issue and all preparations, all transfer of knowledge and all teaching takes initially place in the Asian country where the project is based. Approaches can be found in the literature quoted most recently in KNMI (2006, rev. 2008). No publisher admin 2008-11-17T12:45:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/recent-identification-of-two-agrometeorological-services-in-henan-province-central-china The present project, core funded by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), was prepared by the Asian Picnic Model Project (APMP, Agromet Vision) and China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, from 2004 till 2007 in several missions to five provinces. In the APMP, capacity building is the main issue and all preparations, all transfer of knowledge and all teaching takes initially place in the Asian country where the project is based. Approaches can be found in the literature quoted most recently in KNMI (2006, rev. 2008). No publisher admin 2008-11-17T12:40:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/recent-identification-of-two-agrometeorological-services-in-jiangxi-province-southern-china The present project, core funded by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), was prepared by the Asian Picnic Model Project (APMP, Agromet Vision) and China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, from 2004 till 2007 in several missions to five provinces. In the APMP, capacity building is the main issue and all preparations, all transfer of knowledge and all teaching takes initially place in the Asian country where the project is based. Approaches can be found in the literature quoted most recently in KNMI (2006, rev. 2008). No publisher admin 2008-11-17T12:30:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/further-identification-of-two-agrometeorological-services-in-ningxia-autonomous-region-western-china The present project, core funded by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), was prepared by the Asian Picnic Model Project (APMP, Agromet Vision) and China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, from 2004 till 2007 in several missions to five provinces. In the APMP, capacity building is the main issue and all preparations, all transfer of knowledge and all teaching takes initially place in the Asian country where the project is based. Approaches can be found in the literature quoted most recently in KNMI (2006, rev. 2008). No publisher admin 2008-11-17T12:15:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/recent-identification-of-two-agrometeorological-services-in-inner-mongolia-autonomous-region-northern-china The present project, core funded by the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), was prepared by the Asian Picnic Model Project (APMP, Agromet Vision) and China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, from 2004 till 2007 in several missions to five provinces. In the APMP, capacity building is the main issue and all preparations, all transfer of knowledge and all teaching takes initially place in the Asian country where the project is based. Approaches can be found in the literature quoted most recently in KNMI (2006, rev. 2008). No publisher admin 2008-11-17T09:37:06Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/201cpaleez-khoursheed201d-agro-meteorology-for-precision-farming This project started in February 2005, to practice the application of agro-meteorological information in farm and orchard management. Adaptations to natural disasters, interaction with the environment, as well as improvement of agriculture knowledge bases, are the other goals of this project. No publisher admin 2008-07-17T07:45:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/negotiating-uncertainty-small-farmers-adaptive-strategies-before-and-after-an-encounter-with-hurricane-dean In recent years, Jamaica has been seriously affected by a number of extreme events. The most recent of these, Hurricane Dean, passed along the south coast of the island in August 2007, damaging crops and disrupting livelihood activities for many small farmers. A study was based on detailed ethnographic research in the parish of St Elizabeth during the passage of Hurricane Dean, and explored the unique ways in which small farmers negotiate the stressors associated with hurricane events. No publisher admin 2008-05-29T11:25:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/worries-of-climate-field-school-farmers-in-gunung-kidul-yogyakarta-indonesia-climate-change-water-use-efficiency-and-adaptation-of-cropping-systems I reported earlier on a recent visit to a group of farmers in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, that had followed a government organized Farmer Field School (FFS) on Climatic Change (a Climate Field School, CFS) in a rain fed dry land area of Indonesia (Stigter, 2008a). This report was also made available on the Global Farmer Field School Listserve (Global-FFS-l), which has been launched as part of the Global Farmer Field School Network and Resource Centre (FFSnet). No publisher admin 2008-05-27T07:45:00Z Noticia http://www.agrometeorology.org/topics/accounts-of-operational-agrometeorology/use-of-a-mathematical-model-with-hourly-weather-data-for-early-warning-of-downy-mildew-in-vineyards Downy Mildew (Plasmopara Viticola) is known as one of the most important vineyard diseases in the Western Cape, because it has the capability to develop and spread very quickly (Emmett et al., 1992), and so cause large crop losses in certain years according to the weather conditions. No publisher admin 2008-04-30T16:15:00Z Noticia