WATER FOR A HUNGRY WORLD: Innovation in Water and Food Security: Proceedings of the 2019 Water for Food Global Conference. Lincoln.

Welcome and Opening Remarks : Mike Boehm, Vice President and Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska ; Peter G. McCornick, Executive Director, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska How the Irrigation Industry is Driving the Future through Efficient Technologies. Speaker: Deborah Hamlin, CEO, Irrigation Association Sustainable Solutions for Water and Food Security — Business Perspectives. Speaker: Mark Edge, Director of Collaborations for Developing Countries, Bayer Value of Water. Speakers: Dustin Garrick, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford ; Tom Iseman, Director of Water Scarcity and Markets Strategy, The Nature Conservancy, Global Program ; Richael Young, Co-Founder and CEO, Mammoth Trading Supporting Profitable & Sustainable, Farmer-led Agriculture — Moderator: Montaha Hassan, Associate Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group ; Speakers/Panelists: Jennie Barron, Professor of Water Management in Agricultural Landscapes, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID Ariana Constant, Director of Programs, Clinton Development Initiative, Clinton Foundation Selamawit Damtew, World Bank, Africa Fellow Regassa Ensermu Namara, Senior Water Economist, World Bank Water Global Practice Petra Schmitter, Research Group Leader, Agricultural Water Management, International Water Management Institute Innovations in Irrigation — Moderator: Sally Rockey, Executive Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research; Presenters: Panelists: Jay Ham, Colorado State University Cathie Lavis, Kansas State University Christopher Neale, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute David Zoldoske, Fresno State University George Burba, Science & Strategy Fellow, LI-COR Biosciences Deborah Hamlin, CEO, Irrigation Association John Kastl, Sr. Director of Innovation and Intellectual Property, Valley Irrigation Val Kovalskky, Lead Remote Sensing Scientist, Geospatial Team of The Climate Corporation Albert Maurin, Sales & Tactical Marketing Manager, FieldNET & FieldNET Advisor, Lindsay Corporation Aric Olson, President, Jain Irrigation “It’s Irrigation, Jim, But Not as We Know It” : Insights From a Synthesis Report, DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme. Speaker: Bruce Lankford, Professor of Water and Irrigation Policy, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom Harnessing Innovation for Sustainable Water Management - Speaker: Sally Rockey, Executive Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Developing Strategic Framework for Drought Risk Management and Improving Drought Monitoring Tools for Africa - Speaker: Tsegaye Tadesse, Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Climatologist and Remote Sensing Expert, National Drought Mitigation Center Close-range and Remote Sensing Technologies and their Role in Mitigating Drought Stress — Moderator: Archie Clutter, Dean, Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Speakers: Tala Awada, Associate Dean, School of Natural Resources; Physiological Plant Ecologist; University of Nebraska–Lincoln Sruti Das Choudhury, Image Analysis Specialist, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln John Gamon, Quantitative Remote Sensing Scientist, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Yufeng Ge, Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Ayse Kilic, Professor and Remote Sensing Expert, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Harkamal Walia, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Water: A War Game Scenario — Facilitators: National Strategic Research Institute and Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Water Quality, Nutrition and Climate Change — Moderator: Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute ; Speakers: Panelists: Jesse Bell, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment, University of Nebraska Medical Center Martha Mamo, Department Head, John E. Weaver Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Martha Rhoades, Research Manager, Xenobiotics Laboratory, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Claudia Ringler, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute Graham Christensen, President, GC Resolve, LLC Mik Schulte, Operations Analysit, Water in Agriculture Global Water Solutions, World Bank of Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute Water Reuse, an Untapped Resource for Food Production - Moderator: Yulie Meneses, Research Assistant Professor, Food Science and Technology Department, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Water for Food Processing Specialist, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Speakers: Wei Liao, Director of the Anaerobic Digestion Research Education Center, Michigan State University ; Bahman Sheikh, Independent Water Reuse Consultant ; Kurt Schwabe, Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, University of California Riverside ; Kristan VandenHeuvel, Research Manager, Water Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Marketplace - Participants: John Gates, Chief Science Officer, CropMetrics Ramsay Huntley, Vice President and Clean Technology and Innovation Philanthropy Program Officer, Wells Fargo Neil Johnson, President and CEO, SmallData Tech Oren Kind, Chief Commercial Officer and U.S. General Manager, Phytech Vishal Singh, CEO and Founder, QuantifiedAg Monty Teeter, CEO, Dragon Line Steve Tippery, President and CEO, RealmFive Agriculture Welcome and Opening Remarks -- Speakers: Ronnie Green, Chancellor, University of Nebraska ; Mike Boehm, Vice President and Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska A Water Secure World For All: Sustaining Water Resources, Delivering Services, Building Resilience - Speaker: Jennifer Sara, Senior Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Group Water and Food Security in the State of Bahía, Brazil - Speaker: Leonardo Góes Silva, Secretary of Water Infrastructure and Sanitation, State of Bahía, Brazil Flash Talk Presentations : Technology and Resilience in Irrigated Row Crop Systems - Speaker: Hannah E. Birgé, Water and Agriculture Program Manager,The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska ; Nebraska Strong: Rebuilding After Historic Flood - Speaker: Steve Nelson, President, Nebraska Farm Bureau ; Malawi — USA via The Netherlands: How My Career Path Changed My Perspective - Speaker: Mavuto Banda, double masters degree graduate, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (The Netherlands) Policy Strategies for Agriculture Supply Chain Management - Presenters: S. Sajeesh, Assistant Professor, Marketing Department, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Shivam Gupta, Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management and Analytics Department, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Marco Ugarte, Sustainability Consultant, Antea Group J. Kalu Osiri, Director of International Business, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Kelechi Chibuikem, Graduate student, Community and Regional Planning, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Azariah Lawal, Graduate student, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Jacob Monti, Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Alum) Theo Udeigwe, Director of Research, Institute for the Advancement of Developing Economies Water Footprint: How Light Are We Treading - Moderator: Christopher Neale, Director of Research, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Speakers: Galen Erickson, Animal Science Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Landon Marston, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University ; Mesfin Mekonnen, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Christopher Neale, Director of Research, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Pasquale Steduto, Regional Strategic Program Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Drought Early Warning and Risk Management: Provision of Tools and Services for Informed Decision and Policy Making - Moderator: Mike Hayes, Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Speakers: Jesse Bell, Claire M Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment, University of Nebraska Medical Center Ravinder Kaur, Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Eduardo Martins, President, FUNCEME, Brazil Rachael McDonnell, Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute Mark Svoboda, Director, Associate Research Professor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Business Models for Smallholder Irrigation - Presenters: Samuel Adewole, Co-Founder, Volta Irrigatio William Shyaka Bakunda, Entreprenuer and Farmer, Rwanda Charles Kwarteng, CEO and Co-Founder, Volta Irrigation Grace Mukarusagara, Irrigation Consultant, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Fabien Ngoga, Rwanda Project Coordinator and Country Representative, European Cooperative for Rural Development Petra Schmitter, Research Group Leader, Agricultural Water Management, International Water Management Institute Keeping It Fresh: Protecting Fresh Water Quality and Mitigating Pollution - Moderator: Mike Hayes, Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Panelists: Richard B. Ferguson, Vice Chancellor, Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture Matthew Helmers, Director, Iowa Nutrient Research Center, Iowa State University Brian Krienke, Assistant Extension Educator, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Martha Kauffman, Managing Director, Northern Great Plains, World Wildlife Fund View From the Field - Moderator: Leticia Obeng, International Advisory Panel member, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Panelists: William Shyaka Bakunda, Entreprenuer and Farmer, Rwanda Dean Eisenhauer, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Farmer, Nebraska Grace Mukarusagara, Irrigation Consultant, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Jerry Stahr, Farmer, Nebraska Elisa Zancanaro Zanella, Farmer, Brazil Closing Remarks - Peter G. McCornick, Executive Director, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Managing Water and Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security - Heuermann Lecture - Mark Rosegrant, Research Fellow Emeritus, International Food Policy Research Institute WOMEN FOR WATER : A Side Event of the Water for Food Global Conference Peter Rogers Memorial Student Poster Competition — Online Competition Winners : First Place $1,000 cash + conference registration - Ear Formation Issues in Corn: a Field Survey. Osler Ortez; Second Place$750 cash + conference registration - Pesticide Application Practices And Knowledge Among Small-Scale Local Rice Growers And Communities in Rwanda. Ben Ndayambaje ; Third Place $500 cash + conference registration - Effect of Chlorination on Treatment of Meat Processing Wastewater Using Immobilized Co-culture of Microalgae and Activated Sludge. Xinjuan Hu. On-site Competition Winners: First Place$1,000 cash - Improving Aquifer Characterization through Integration of Airborne Electromagnetics (AEM) and Well Hydrographs. Jacqueline Polashek. Second Place $750 cash - Predicting Crop Yield Losses Due to Soil- Water Alinity: Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Approaches. Ansley Brown. Third Place$500 cash - Sustainability of Safe Foods: An Integrated Life Cycle Assessment of Antimicrobial Systems during U.S. Beef Processing in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Shaobin Li. People’s Choice $300 cash - Soil Structure and Soil Texture Effects on Soil Water Content Measurement by a Capacitance-Based Electromagnetic Sensor. Jasreman Singh. Metrics (attendees, etc.) Photo

WATER FOR A HUNGRY WORLD: Innovation in Water and Food Security: Proceedings of the 2019 Water for Food Global Conference. Lincoln.

Welcome and Opening Remarks : Mike Boehm, Vice President and Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska ; Peter G. McCornick, Executive Director, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska How the Irrigation Industry is Driving the Future through Efficient Technologies. Speaker: Deborah Hamlin, CEO, Irrigation Association Sustainable Solutions for Water and Food Security — Business Perspectives. Speaker: Mark Edge, Director of Collaborations for Developing Countries, Bayer Value of Water. Speakers: Dustin Garrick, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford ; Tom Iseman, Director of Water Scarcity and Markets Strategy, The Nature Conservancy, Global Program ; Richael Young, Co-Founder and CEO, Mammoth Trading Supporting Profitable & Sustainable, Farmer-led Agriculture — Moderator: Montaha Hassan, Associate Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group ; Speakers/Panelists: Jennie Barron, Professor of Water Management in Agricultural Landscapes, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food Security, USAID Ariana Constant, Director of Programs, Clinton Development Initiative, Clinton Foundation Selamawit Damtew, World Bank, Africa Fellow Regassa Ensermu Namara, Senior Water Economist, World Bank Water Global Practice Petra Schmitter, Research Group Leader, Agricultural Water Management, International Water Management Institute Innovations in Irrigation — Moderator: Sally Rockey, Executive Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research; Presenters: Panelists: Jay Ham, Colorado State University Cathie Lavis, Kansas State University Christopher Neale, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute David Zoldoske, Fresno State University George Burba, Science & Strategy Fellow, LI-COR Biosciences Deborah Hamlin, CEO, Irrigation Association John Kastl, Sr. Director of Innovation and Intellectual Property, Valley Irrigation Val Kovalskky, Lead Remote Sensing Scientist, Geospatial Team of The Climate Corporation Albert Maurin, Sales & Tactical Marketing Manager, FieldNET & FieldNET Advisor, Lindsay Corporation Aric Olson, President, Jain Irrigation “It’s Irrigation, Jim, But Not as We Know It” : Insights From a Synthesis Report, DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme. Speaker: Bruce Lankford, Professor of Water and Irrigation Policy, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom Harnessing Innovation for Sustainable Water Management - Speaker: Sally Rockey, Executive Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Developing Strategic Framework for Drought Risk Management and Improving Drought Monitoring Tools for Africa - Speaker: Tsegaye Tadesse, Research Associate Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Climatologist and Remote Sensing Expert, National Drought Mitigation Center Close-range and Remote Sensing Technologies and their Role in Mitigating Drought Stress — Moderator: Archie Clutter, Dean, Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Speakers: Tala Awada, Associate Dean, School of Natural Resources; Physiological Plant Ecologist; University of Nebraska–Lincoln Sruti Das Choudhury, Image Analysis Specialist, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln John Gamon, Quantitative Remote Sensing Scientist, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Yufeng Ge, Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Ayse Kilic, Professor and Remote Sensing Expert, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Harkamal Walia, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Water: A War Game Scenario — Facilitators: National Strategic Research Institute and Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Water Quality, Nutrition and Climate Change — Moderator: Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute ; Speakers: Panelists: Jesse Bell, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment, University of Nebraska Medical Center Martha Mamo, Department Head, John E. Weaver Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Martha Rhoades, Research Manager, Xenobiotics Laboratory, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Claudia Ringler, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute Graham Christensen, President, GC Resolve, LLC Mik Schulte, Operations Analysit, Water in Agriculture Global Water Solutions, World Bank of Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute Water Reuse, an Untapped Resource for Food Production - Moderator: Yulie Meneses, Research Assistant Professor, Food Science and Technology Department, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Water for Food Processing Specialist, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Speakers: Wei Liao, Director of the Anaerobic Digestion Research Education Center, Michigan State University ; Bahman Sheikh, Independent Water Reuse Consultant ; Kurt Schwabe, Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, University of California Riverside ; Kristan VandenHeuvel, Research Manager, Water Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Marketplace - Participants: John Gates, Chief Science Officer, CropMetrics Ramsay Huntley, Vice President and Clean Technology and Innovation Philanthropy Program Officer, Wells Fargo Neil Johnson, President and CEO, SmallData Tech Oren Kind, Chief Commercial Officer and U.S. General Manager, Phytech Vishal Singh, CEO and Founder, QuantifiedAg Monty Teeter, CEO, Dragon Line Steve Tippery, President and CEO, RealmFive Agriculture Welcome and Opening Remarks -- Speakers: Ronnie Green, Chancellor, University of Nebraska ; Mike Boehm, Vice President and Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska A Water Secure World For All: Sustaining Water Resources, Delivering Services, Building Resilience - Speaker: Jennifer Sara, Senior Director, Water Global Practice, World Bank Group Water and Food Security in the State of Bahía, Brazil - Speaker: Leonardo Góes Silva, Secretary of Water Infrastructure and Sanitation, State of Bahía, Brazil Flash Talk Presentations : Technology and Resilience in Irrigated Row Crop Systems - Speaker: Hannah E. Birgé, Water and Agriculture Program Manager,The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska ; Nebraska Strong: Rebuilding After Historic Flood - Speaker: Steve Nelson, President, Nebraska Farm Bureau ; Malawi — USA via The Netherlands: How My Career Path Changed My Perspective - Speaker: Mavuto Banda, double masters degree graduate, University of Nebraska–Lincoln and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (The Netherlands) Policy Strategies for Agriculture Supply Chain Management - Presenters: S. Sajeesh, Assistant Professor, Marketing Department, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Shivam Gupta, Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management and Analytics Department, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Marco Ugarte, Sustainability Consultant, Antea Group J. Kalu Osiri, Director of International Business, College of Business, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Kelechi Chibuikem, Graduate student, Community and Regional Planning, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Azariah Lawal, Graduate student, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Jacob Monti, Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Alum) Theo Udeigwe, Director of Research, Institute for the Advancement of Developing Economies Water Footprint: How Light Are We Treading - Moderator: Christopher Neale, Director of Research, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Speakers: Galen Erickson, Animal Science Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Landon Marston, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University ; Mesfin Mekonnen, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Christopher Neale, Director of Research, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Pasquale Steduto, Regional Strategic Program Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Drought Early Warning and Risk Management: Provision of Tools and Services for Informed Decision and Policy Making - Moderator: Mike Hayes, Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Speakers: Jesse Bell, Claire M Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment, University of Nebraska Medical Center Ravinder Kaur, Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute Eduardo Martins, President, FUNCEME, Brazil Rachael McDonnell, Principal Researcher, International Water Management Institute Mark Svoboda, Director, Associate Research Professor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Business Models for Smallholder Irrigation - Presenters: Samuel Adewole, Co-Founder, Volta Irrigatio William Shyaka Bakunda, Entreprenuer and Farmer, Rwanda Charles Kwarteng, CEO and Co-Founder, Volta Irrigation Grace Mukarusagara, Irrigation Consultant, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Fabien Ngoga, Rwanda Project Coordinator and Country Representative, European Cooperative for Rural Development Petra Schmitter, Research Group Leader, Agricultural Water Management, International Water Management Institute Keeping It Fresh: Protecting Fresh Water Quality and Mitigating Pollution - Moderator: Mike Hayes, Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln ; Panelists: Richard B. Ferguson, Vice Chancellor, Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture Matthew Helmers, Director, Iowa Nutrient Research Center, Iowa State University Brian Krienke, Assistant Extension Educator, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Martha Kauffman, Managing Director, Northern Great Plains, World Wildlife Fund View From the Field - Moderator: Leticia Obeng, International Advisory Panel member, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute ; Panelists: William Shyaka Bakunda, Entreprenuer and Farmer, Rwanda Dean Eisenhauer, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Farmer, Nebraska Grace Mukarusagara, Irrigation Consultant, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Jerry Stahr, Farmer, Nebraska Elisa Zancanaro Zanella, Farmer, Brazil Closing Remarks - Peter G. McCornick, Executive Director, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute Managing Water and Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security - Heuermann Lecture - Mark Rosegrant, Research Fellow Emeritus, International Food Policy Research Institute WOMEN FOR WATER : A Side Event of the Water for Food Global Conference Peter Rogers Memorial Student Poster Competition — Online Competition Winners : First Place $1,000 cash + conference registration - Ear Formation Issues in Corn: a Field Survey. Osler Ortez; Second Place$750 cash + conference registration - Pesticide Application Practices And Knowledge Among Small-Scale Local Rice Growers And Communities in Rwanda. Ben Ndayambaje ; Third Place $500 cash + conference registration - Effect of Chlorination on Treatment of Meat Processing Wastewater Using Immobilized Co-culture of Microalgae and Activated Sludge. Xinjuan Hu. On-site Competition Winners: First Place$1,000 cash - Improving Aquifer Characterization through Integration of Airborne Electromagnetics (AEM) and Well Hydrographs. Jacqueline Polashek. Second Place $750 cash - Predicting Crop Yield Losses Due to Soil- Water Alinity: Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Approaches. Ansley Brown. Third Place$500 cash - Sustainability of Safe Foods: An Integrated Life Cycle Assessment of Antimicrobial Systems during U.S. Beef Processing in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus. Shaobin Li. People’s Choice $300 cash - Soil Structure and Soil Texture Effects on Soil Water Content Measurement by a Capacitance-Based Electromagnetic Sensor. Jasreman Singh. Metrics (attendees, etc.) Photo

From Reactive to Proactive Attitudes toward Hydropower Dams in the Mekong Region

In the Mekong region, increasing power demand and growing interest to capitalize on the region’s inherent hydropower potential have led to a surge in hydropower development. In 2010, more than 3,200 MW of hydropower capacity, about a tenth of the region’s total potential, had been installed on the Mekong River’s tributaries.1 Many more dams are either planned or currently under construction. While the development of hydropower is expected to have irreversible impacts on both communities and the environment, dam developers and governments often fail to consider and inform about the full costs and benefits of hydropower. As a result, communities, local government agencies, and other stakeholders remain uncertain about what to expect from planned hydropower dams