The Canadian drought resilience data is genuinely surprising and challenges some widespread assumptions. Zero-till and precision agriculture have been around for a while, but seeing them actualy deliver record yields under drought conditions suggests we've hit a tipping point in adaptive capacity. Reminds me of following similar tech adoption curves in sub-Saharan Africa where the lag between availabilty and meaningful impact can span decades. The question is whether this scales globally or if it's moreabout Canada's specific combination of capital access and infrastructure.
"The Canadian drought resilience data is genuinely surprising and challenges some widespread assumptions."...............Pardon me ?............... What assumptions are challenged ?
This is a success-story of adaptation and the well-equipped and skilful farmers ability to meet and overcome adversity !.....It's good news , not a "tipping point" into some disaster !
There is NO END to adaptive capacity and that is being demonstrated WORLDWIDE !
" Reminds me of following similar tech adoption curves in sub-Saharan Africa where the lag between availability and meaningful impact can span decades" . Hardly ! While Canada , it seems , is devolving into an increasingly socialist regime , it is nowhere near the degenerate post-marxist state of many African States and has nowhere near the corruption and adverse mis-management that MOST endure and have endured post-colonialism !
Most still have have some military or authoritarian regimes in charge.
Some have even achieved what we would accept as 'democracy' even if we would NOT like to live there under it ! Corruption is universal though !
One cannot extrapolate the African situation to a modern Western country like Canada as you have indicated . "Rhodesia" , now Zimbabwe , was called the "Breadbasket of Africa" due to its highly developed, commercialized agriculture, especially in the mid-20th century, when it produced massive surpluses of crops like maize, tobacco, wheat, and cotton for export, feeding itself and neighbouring nations with fertile land and efficient farming methods, though this agricultural success was intertwined with land policies and later declined after independence. [ The assessment of Robert Mugabe as a "thug" reflects widespread criticism of the long and brutal nature of his rule in Zimbabwe, especially in the later years. While he was initially a revered leader of the country's liberation struggle and an icon of African independence, his legacy is largely defined by the oppression and violence that characterized his time in power. Likewise , Winnie Mandela was also associated with violence and criminal activity. ].
There is just NO COMPARISON between Canada and Africa except a favourable one !
As such , it is NO SURPRISE that "in sub-Saharan Africa the lag between availability and meaningful impact can span decades"......in fact , it is almost miraculous that it ever occurs !
"The question is whether this scales globally ....." YES !
Yes , all the evidence is there if you will but look for it !
China is "greening the Gobi" Desert through its massive Great Green Wall (or Three-North Shelterbelt Program)", .......................Somalia is actively engaged in projects to develop and restore irrigation systems and implement other water management strategies to build climate resilience and support agriculture. ............India is actively improving its agriculture through a combination of technological innovation, with significant government support, These efforts are leading to increased productivity and greater food security.
Yes, Israel successfully irrigates its desert, particularly the Negev Desert, through massive water projects like the National Water Carrier (bringing Sea of Galilee water south), advanced drip irrigation (pioneered by Netafim), extensive water recycling (treated sewage for farms), desalination, and innovative techniques like limans (floodwater capture), transforming arid land into fertile agricultural zones. It supports and supplies water to it neighbours Jordan and Egypt for irrigation ! How good is that !!???
The Canadian drought resilience data is genuinely surprising and challenges some widespread assumptions. Zero-till and precision agriculture have been around for a while, but seeing them actualy deliver record yields under drought conditions suggests we've hit a tipping point in adaptive capacity. Reminds me of following similar tech adoption curves in sub-Saharan Africa where the lag between availabilty and meaningful impact can span decades. The question is whether this scales globally or if it's moreabout Canada's specific combination of capital access and infrastructure.
"The Canadian drought resilience data is genuinely surprising and challenges some widespread assumptions."...............Pardon me ?............... What assumptions are challenged ?
This is a success-story of adaptation and the well-equipped and skilful farmers ability to meet and overcome adversity !.....It's good news , not a "tipping point" into some disaster !
There is NO END to adaptive capacity and that is being demonstrated WORLDWIDE !
" Reminds me of following similar tech adoption curves in sub-Saharan Africa where the lag between availability and meaningful impact can span decades" . Hardly ! While Canada , it seems , is devolving into an increasingly socialist regime , it is nowhere near the degenerate post-marxist state of many African States and has nowhere near the corruption and adverse mis-management that MOST endure and have endured post-colonialism !
Most still have have some military or authoritarian regimes in charge.
Some have even achieved what we would accept as 'democracy' even if we would NOT like to live there under it ! Corruption is universal though !
One cannot extrapolate the African situation to a modern Western country like Canada as you have indicated . "Rhodesia" , now Zimbabwe , was called the "Breadbasket of Africa" due to its highly developed, commercialized agriculture, especially in the mid-20th century, when it produced massive surpluses of crops like maize, tobacco, wheat, and cotton for export, feeding itself and neighbouring nations with fertile land and efficient farming methods, though this agricultural success was intertwined with land policies and later declined after independence. [ The assessment of Robert Mugabe as a "thug" reflects widespread criticism of the long and brutal nature of his rule in Zimbabwe, especially in the later years. While he was initially a revered leader of the country's liberation struggle and an icon of African independence, his legacy is largely defined by the oppression and violence that characterized his time in power. Likewise , Winnie Mandela was also associated with violence and criminal activity. ].
There is just NO COMPARISON between Canada and Africa except a favourable one !
As such , it is NO SURPRISE that "in sub-Saharan Africa the lag between availability and meaningful impact can span decades"......in fact , it is almost miraculous that it ever occurs !
"The question is whether this scales globally ....." YES !
Yes , all the evidence is there if you will but look for it !
China is "greening the Gobi" Desert through its massive Great Green Wall (or Three-North Shelterbelt Program)", .......................Somalia is actively engaged in projects to develop and restore irrigation systems and implement other water management strategies to build climate resilience and support agriculture. ............India is actively improving its agriculture through a combination of technological innovation, with significant government support, These efforts are leading to increased productivity and greater food security.
Yes, Israel successfully irrigates its desert, particularly the Negev Desert, through massive water projects like the National Water Carrier (bringing Sea of Galilee water south), advanced drip irrigation (pioneered by Netafim), extensive water recycling (treated sewage for farms), desalination, and innovative techniques like limans (floodwater capture), transforming arid land into fertile agricultural zones. It supports and supplies water to it neighbours Jordan and Egypt for irrigation ! How good is that !!???
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