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.

Agriculture Resources

UN-Water Country Brief: Oman

Publication date:
June 1, 2013
U.S. Department of State
A data-rich water national snapshot that serves as an easy reference of aggregated national information for decision makers.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Oman

UN-Water Country Brief: Philippines

Publication date:
June 1, 2013
U.S. Department of State
A data-rich water national snapshot that serves as an easy reference of aggregated national information for decision makers.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines

UN-Water Country Brief: Vietnam

Publication date:
June 1, 2013
U.S. Department of State
A data-rich water national snapshot that serves as an easy reference of aggregated national information for decision makers.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Vietnam

The NASA Water Information System Platforms for the MENA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource provides information on remote sensing based platforms for water managers to Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt and tools for water availability, agriculture, drought, floods, ground water and climate change with an emphasis on semi-arid to arid systems that can be...Read more

Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-First Century

Publication date:
June 6, 2012
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS currently has a global working group on "Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and Their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-first Century." Thenkabail, USGS, and PI are collaborating on first remote sensing global irrigated rainfed croplands areas. USGS is currently developing...Read more

Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development

U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more

Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933)

Publication date:
May 18, 1933
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act of 1933 established the Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee the construction of dams to control flooding, improve navigation and create cheap electric power in the Tennessee Valley basin. It serves to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Water Scarcity and Modern Irrigation

Valmont Industries Inc.
These are center pivot technologies, which help manage water for farmers. Valmont is pursuring, along with other partners of the USWP, a signature initiative to extend access to these products to smallholder farmers in countries across Africa.Read more

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