Water availability and its use in agriculture
Water scarcity is a reality in the world today, and is a major threat to our food production systems that have to provide enough food for a growing and wealthier population. Managing water for agriculture is a major part of the solution for scarcity. This chapter provides information on water availa...
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2011
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| author | Molden, David J. Vithanage, Meththika Fraiture, Charlotte de Faures, J.M. Gordon, L. Molle, Francois Peden, Donald G. |
| author_browse | Faures, J.M. Fraiture, Charlotte de Gordon, L. Molden, David J. Molle, Francois Peden, Donald G. Vithanage, Meththika |
| author_facet | Molden, David J. Vithanage, Meththika Fraiture, Charlotte de Faures, J.M. Gordon, L. Molle, Francois Peden, Donald G. |
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| description | Water scarcity is a reality in the world today, and is a major threat to our food production systems that have to provide enough food for a growing and wealthier population. Managing water for agriculture is a major part of the solution for scarcity. This chapter provides information on water availability and its use in agriculture now and in the future. Detail is provided on rainfed, irrigated, fish and livestock systems, the governance of water in river basins, and environmental and health implications. |
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| spelling | CGSpace250192025-06-13T04:20:11Z Water availability and its use in agriculture Molden, David J. Vithanage, Meththika Fraiture, Charlotte de Faures, J.M. Gordon, L. Molle, Francois Peden, Donald G. water agriculture Water scarcity is a reality in the world today, and is a major threat to our food production systems that have to provide enough food for a growing and wealthier population. Managing water for agriculture is a major part of the solution for scarcity. This chapter provides information on water availability and its use in agriculture now and in the future. Detail is provided on rainfed, irrigated, fish and livestock systems, the governance of water in river basins, and environmental and health implications. 2011 2012-12-18T16:11:16Z 2012-12-18T16:11:16Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/25019 en Limited Access Elsevier Molden, D., Vithanage, M., Fraiture, C. de, Faures, J.M., Gordon, L., Molle, F. and Peden, D. 2011. Water availability and its use in agriculture. Treatise on Water Science 4: 707-732. |
| spellingShingle | water agriculture Molden, David J. Vithanage, Meththika Fraiture, Charlotte de Faures, J.M. Gordon, L. Molle, Francois Peden, Donald G. Water availability and its use in agriculture |
| title | Water availability and its use in agriculture |
| title_full | Water availability and its use in agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Water availability and its use in agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water availability and its use in agriculture |
| title_short | Water availability and its use in agriculture |
| title_sort | water availability and its use in agriculture |
| topic | water agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/25019 |
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