Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2008NM114S

Monitoring and Forecasting Climate, Water and Land Use for Food Production in Afghanistan

Institute: New Mexico
USGS Grant Number: 08HQAG0146
Year Established: 2008 Start Date: 2008-09-22 End Date: 2013-09-21
Total Federal Funds: $0 Total Non-Federal Funds: Not available

Principal Investigators: M. Karl Wood, Frank Ward

Project Summary: This is a cooperative agreement to New Mexico State University in support of the Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Program. Activities will focus on the application and development of techniques for monitoring the physical variables governing crop growth, such as the timing and amount of precipitation, evapotranspiration and temperature, along with human-related factors such as cropped area, agricultural inputs, and economic indicators.