From September 29 to October 3, training seminars on sustainable water resources management were held in Viterbo, Italy, within the framework of the “Central Asia-Italy” cooperation format.

Representatives from the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen Agricultural Institute actively participated in the seminars, according to the Ministry of Education's website.

The aim of the seminar was to study new international practices in the rational use of water resources in agriculture, implement innovative irrigation systems, and effectively utilize the potential of digital technologies.

Field trials allowed participants to become familiar with the operation of irrigation systems installed at the University of Tuscia's experimental farm in Viterbo.

Participants also learned about the production of irrigation equipment at TORO, a water-saving equipment manufacturer, new sensor technologies, and the capabilities of the H2OCAD irrigation system design software.

During a visit to the ARSIAL agricultural research center, ideas and experiences were exchanged in the fields of drought-resistant plants, soil and water monitoring systems, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

On the final day of the training, experiments were demonstrated to study the condition of plants under drought conditions, including using the high-throughput phenotyping platform of the Arcadia spin-off center.