In the years to come, it is expected that the agricultural sector will compete with households and industry for scarce water resources, and yet it is under pressure to produce more with less water to satisfy the food needs of a growing world population. As such, agriculture needs to improve its water productivity, and models are a tool to assess accurately crop yield under limited water availability.

Until the end of 2009, several regional AquaCrop workshops are planned around the world. The first workshop will take place in Nanjing, China (15-19 June 2009), the second on Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (27-31 July 2009). The workshops’ purpose is to train participants from various regions in Africa and Asia in the practical applications of AquaCrop in order to improve their skills in strategic management aimed at increasing crop-water productivity in rainfed and irrigated production systems.

For more information on the regional workshop in Tehran, Iran, please visit the FAO website and download the announcement of the workshop here as well as the application form, to be submitted to .