Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge
Agriculture is critical to the economies of developing countries. It is the basic source of food supply and a major contributor to economic development. But there is a cost. Today, agricultural water pollution undermines economic growth and threatens the environmental and physical health of millions...
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| author | Mateo-Sagasta, Javier |
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| description | Agriculture is critical to the economies of developing countries. It is the basic source of food supply and a major contributor to economic development. But there is a cost. Today, agricultural water pollution undermines economic growth and threatens the environmental and physical health of millions of people around the world. The annual social and economic costs of agricultural water pollution could reach trillions of dollars. Yet the issue receives scant attention in global research and debate. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1078992023-06-12T16:13:41Z Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge Mateo-Sagasta, Javier water pollution pollution by agriculture mitigation water quality health hazards environmental effects agricultural practices policies economic aspects developing countries Agriculture is critical to the economies of developing countries. It is the basic source of food supply and a major contributor to economic development. But there is a cost. Today, agricultural water pollution undermines economic growth and threatens the environmental and physical health of millions of people around the world. The annual social and economic costs of agricultural water pollution could reach trillions of dollars. Yet the issue receives scant attention in global research and debate. 2020-03-26 2020-03-30T10:04:30Z 2020-03-30T10:04:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107899 en Open Access Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2020. Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge. Rural 21, 54(1):26-27. |
| spellingShingle | water pollution pollution by agriculture mitigation water quality health hazards environmental effects agricultural practices policies economic aspects developing countries Mateo-Sagasta, Javier Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge |
| title | Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge |
| title_full | Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge |
| title_fullStr | Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge |
| title_short | Tackling agricultural water pollution - a 21st-century challenge |
| title_sort | tackling agricultural water pollution a 21st century challenge |
| topic | water pollution pollution by agriculture mitigation water quality health hazards environmental effects agricultural practices policies economic aspects developing countries |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107899 |
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