The paradox of irrigation efficiency
Reconciling higher freshwater demands with finite freshwater resources remains one of the great policy dilemmas. Given that crop irrigation constitutes 70% of global water extractions, which contributes up to 40% of globally available calories (1), governments often support increases in irrigation e...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97087 |
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