Screen LibraryWater and sustainable agriculture
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Springer briefs in agriculture |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2091-6 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (v, 94 p.): ill. (some col.) |
| ISBN: |
9789400720916 (electronic bk.) 9400720912 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | S27 |
| CLC: | S27 |
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Includes bibliographical references. Irrigated agriculture, a vital component of general agriculture, supplies fruits, vegetables, and cereals consumed by humans and grains fed to animals. Consequently, agriculture is the largest user of fresh water globally, and irrigation practices in many parts of the world are biologically, economically, and socially unsustainable. Water management should balance the need for agricultural water and the need for a sustainable environment. Water-use efficiency is the prime challenge in worldwide farming practices where problems of water shortages are widespread. Currently, agriculture is underg |