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- Water in agriculture is central to feeding the planet, providing livelihoods, and building resilience to climate shocks and extremes. Yet sustainable achievement of these objectives is threatened by growing demand for food and fiber, unsustainable resource use, and ever increasing climate volatility and change.
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Jan 22, 2024 · Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation discusses the threats to water quality from pathogenic contaminants, explores the relationship between water quality and various agricultural sectors, including aquaculture and livestock production, and considers the complex interactions within watersheds and river basins and the necessity ...
Jun 29, 2022 · Wastewater use in agricultural activities has potential benefits and risks. Potential benefits include fertirrigation, expanded agricultural potential to marginalized regions, and eased pressure on existing water resources.
Jul 1, 2015 · The large use of water by agriculture for production raises the question as to whether agriculture could become more efficient in its use of water and reduce the environmental impact (OECD, 2012, Young, 2010). Environmental impacts of water use are multifaceted and encompass a range of factors.
- Jerry L. Hatfield
- 19
- 2015
- 01 July 2015
Aug 1, 2023 · This article contributed to the understanding that there are many of actions that can be taken on the environmental, economic and social dimension, that can be focussed upon improving agricultural water productivity, irrigation efficiency, and domestic and industrial water-use intensity.
Managing water sustainably is key to the future of food and agriculture. Agriculture production is highly dependent on water and increasingly subject to water risks, like droughts and extreme weather events. It is also the largest using sector and a major polluter of water.
Jul 26, 2023 · Water in agriculture is central to feeding the planet, providing livelihoods, and building resilience to climate shocks and extremes. Yet sustainable achievement of these objectives is threatened by growing demand for food and fiber, unsustainable resource use, and ever increasing climate volatility and change.
Jun 29, 2022 · Benefits affiliated to wastewater agriculture, such as easing the pressure on freshwater resources, expanded agricultural potential even in marginalized communities, and additional nourishment...
