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Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use … report provides a characterisation of the diversity of groundwater systems, reviews policies in OECD countries, and proposes … a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to …
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Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use …Executive summary -- The worrisome trends in groundwater irrigation expansion -- Understanding agricultural groundwater … report provides a characterisation of the diversity of groundwater systems, reviews policies in OECD countries, and proposes …
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The US food and agriculture sector is innovative, competitive and export-oriented. Changes in national and global demand offer further opportunities for US agri-food products, although climate change and other resource constraints could create additional challenges, in particular in some...
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Groundwater allocation determines who is able to use groundwater resources, how, when and where. It directly affects … the value (economic, ecological, socio-cultural) that individuals and society obtain from groundwater, today and in the … focuses on groundwater and how its allocation can be improved in terms of economic efficiency, environmental effectiveness and …
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Agriculture is a major user of water and is responsible for much of its pollution. But the agricultural sector faces increasing competition for scarce water supplies from urban and industrial users and, increasingly, to sustain ecosystems. This conference proceedings explores how both...
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