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Precision Agriculture: Evolution, Insights and Emerging Trends presents a complete guide from foundational concepts to the economic, commercial and environmental implications of the approach. Showcasing recent research improvements, future trends, and highlighting innovative use of machine vision, artificial intelligence, UAVs, drones, IoT and data analytics to promote sustainable agriculture, the book brings the reader up-to-date with understanding and implementing this targeted practice. From the basic elements of agronomy to insights on reflectance and remote sensing indices, chapters use summary abstracts, case studies and real-world examples of implementing the tools of precision agriculture (PA) to demonstrate the latest advances. It includes explanations on the origin of the intra-plot variability of a culture (spatial and temporal), different types of existing sensors, controllers and site-specific management. The book further explores yield monitoring, weed, disease and pest control, automated irrigation systems, PA tools for variable rate application of inputs within the field, and data processing methods. By also exploring the economic profitability of precision farming approaches, and its utility for sustainable agriculture, Precision Agriculture: Evolution, Insights and Emerging Trends is a truly comprehensive view of this important approach to improving global agriculture production. Scientists, researchers, policymakers, graduate and postgraduate students, and engineers in the related fields of agriculture, computer science and engineering will benefit from this book. Addresses soil, machinery, plants, irrigation, sensors, UAVs and more Explores current and future technologies in the field of Precision Agriculture Details comprehensive cost-benefit analysis for governments and other policymakers to incentivize and promote precision agriculture technology

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Framing digital government paradox -- 2 Dual legacy of colonial rule and postcolonial military dictatorship -- 3 Rotation between political parties and military intervention (once again): 1991-2008 -- 4 Digital government advancement: 2009-2021 -- 5 Analyzing empathy training program: a whole-of-government approach toward advancing digital service delivery innovation -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Interview list -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management is a comprehensive volume on this important topic. It broadly covers the sources, availability, demand, and supply of water and its uses in irrigation and crop production in agriculture. It then delves into many specific aspects of water resource development and management, including irrigation creation and utilization, water storage efficiency, conveyance efficiency, distribution efficiency, and application efficiency, the role of water in plant systems and soil-water-plant relationships, estimating the water need for irrigation along with management strategies, water quality in agriculture as well as the impact of water quality on human health, water pricing, wetland management and water productivity, water pollution in agriculture and water contamination in urban and rural areas. Examples and case studies are included to illustrate and reinforce the text, such as reviews of river linking projects, adopted water management technologies for agricultural farms, important irrigation projects (both minor and major), and more. Written by two eminent researchers and scientists in agricultural water management, this informative volume is designed for students of agriculture, researchers, policymakers, and teachers engaged in the field of water management."--

The aim of this thesis is to study the impact of expansionary monetary policy on the European economies through the conceptual framework of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory. The European Central Bank has continually reduced interest rates as a policy measure to counter the sovereign debt crisis and the thesis examines the implications of this venture. From Germany's perspective, the viability of reverting to the Deutschmark in times of monetary instability is also explored. The results, based on the deductive reasoning principle of the Austrian School, are also discussed.

This book considers positions refugees take relative to the state, humanitarian actors and faith-based organisations in the humanitarian field. Attention is drawn to refugee agency as they negotiate circumstances of considerable constraint demonstrating relational dimensions of religious practice and experience.