Digital and precision agriculture for sustainable water and salinity management in arid and semi-arid regions

The Regents of the University of California at Riverside will provide research services under a $160,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. The award's project period is from April 1, 2021 through October 1, 2024.

Under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001), the University will conduct research related to "Digital and Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Water and Salinity Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions." Specifically, the University will perform agricultural research to evaluate alternative methods for sustainably managing water resources and soil salinity through digital and precision agriculture techniques in dryland farming regions. The research aims to provide scientific and technical findings applicable to arid and semi-arid agricultural production systems.