1、Promoting digital solutions and climate-smart technologies for agriculture water management in the local rice farmingDr.Thanapon PimanWater Cluster Lead Stockholm Environment Institute(SEI),Asia CenterThree facts1)DITs have advanced and impacted various sectors in only the last two decades.2)However
2、,the local farmers(50 million people)in rural areas in the Mekong are still far away from accessing and using DITs effectively.3)And they are the most vulnerable to rapid development and climate change,particularly women and disability people Short videoOverview of challenges and needs of DITshttps:
3、/youtu.be/MzGJiaX-JW0OutlineShow cases and empoweringDemonstrate pilot case studies in Thailand and ChinaKnowledge exchange and transferringPotential DIT solutions and scaling up123Project focusState of KnowledgeKey challenges to adopt DIT at farm level Accessibility to the DIT Limitation of underst
4、anding,knowledge,and skillsLack of technical support Limitation of budget Changing practices and behaviors Pilot cases Both sites are located in the highest drought risk area in Thailand,Nakhon Ratchasima Province One site is an irrigated farm One site is a rainfed farmDrought risk mapPilot cases Ir
5、rigated farm Rainfed farm Digital Innovation Technologies(DIT)DITIrrigated farm Rainfed farm Soil testing and portable soil monitoring XXSoil Improvement with Sunn HempXLaser Land Leveling(LLL)XXWeather monitoring and forecastingXXWater level measurement XXAlternative wet and dry irrigation XDrone f
6、or fertilizerXSoil testing Portable soil monitoring Soil moisturepHN-P-KTemperature EC Soil Improvement Increase total nitrogen contentImprove soil porosityImprove soil bulk densityImprove soil pHBefore and after ploughingLaser Land Leveling(LLL)Increase%of ri