Promoting climate-smart water technologies and innovations for sustainable water resources and rice production under climate change in the Lancang-Mekong Region

Experts from the Office of National Water Resources, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan, and the Stockholm Environment Institute visited Nakhon Ratchasima from August 15-17, 2023, to evaluate climate-smart agricultural technologies. The visit included observations of field levelling, soil moisture measurement, and the use of calcium carbonate at the Rice Research Centre, as well as a grassroots valve control tool at the Land Development Station. The team also visited a smart farm utilizing Internet of Things (IoT) technology and the alternating wetting and drying method for rice cultivation, and reviewed low-cost weather monitoring tools developed by RMUTI.

• At the Rice Research Centre, farmers are utilizing several climate-smart technologies, specifically field levelling, soil moisture measurement, and the application of calcium carbonate.
• The Region Irrigation Office 8 operates a smart farm using Internet of Things (IoT) technology and the alternating wetting and drying method for rice, which increases production and saves water.
• Rajamangala University of Technology Isan (RMUTI) has developed low-cost weather monitoring equipment calibrated against a US standard weather station, with installations in Nakhon Ratchasima, Pathum Thani, and Khon Kean provinces.
• Grassroots innovation was evidenced at the Land Development Station through a valve control tool developed by a volunteer soil doctor.

APA

Pinsri, P., & Prasad, S. (2023). Promoting climate-smart water technologies and innovations for sustainable water resources and rice production under climate change in the Lancang-Mekong Region. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-version-august-feild-visit-2023.pdf

Chicago

Pinsri, Parichat, and Satish Prasad. Promoting climate-smart water technologies and innovations for sustainable water resources and rice production under climate change in the Lancang-Mekong Region. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2023. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-version-august-feild-visit-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{pinsri2023promoting, author = {Pinsri, Parichat and Prasad, Satish}, title = {{Promoting climate-smart water technologies and innovations for sustainable water resources and rice production under climate change in the Lancang-Mekong Region}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/new-version-august-feild-visit-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }