The Karkheh River Basin: the food basket of Iran under pressure

Development of the Karkheh's water resources has contributed in important ways to Iran's food security and underpinned the livelihoods of both basin farmers and urban consumers. However, the linkages between poverty and agricultural water use in the basin are now weak at best. Furthermore, there is...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ahmad, Mobin-ud-Din, Giordano, Mark
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Informa UK Limited 2010
Subjects:	river basin management water availability water productivity food production food security irrigated farming rainfed farming poverty institutions policy
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40480