Agriculture
Globally, the agricultural sector consumes about 70% of the planet’s accessible freshwater. Because water is vital for the success of agriculture, proper water management techniques are necessary to meet food and fiber material demands around the world. Resources available here pay special attention to efficient irrigation and sustainable agriculture techniques.
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Agricultural Water to Municipal Use
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December 15, 2008The National Institutes for Water Resources
This article reviews the institutional incentives for and barriers to voluntary water transfers in Arizona, focusing on the role of agricultural water supply organizations in the development of water markets. Survey results from a cross-section of agricultural water supply organizations in Arizona...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaAbandoned Farmland Often Is Troubled Land in Need of Restoration
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Land plowed, fertilized, and irrigated obviously is useful land, with purpose and value. No longer farmed and lying fallow, that same land may be barren or grow only sparse, weedy vegetation in dry and infertile soils. Called abandoned or derelict farmland, this land often is an environmental...Read more
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