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This essay was written for an essay competition organised by Pakistan council for Research in Water Resources. It …
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On the nation’s largest aquifer live 2.3 million people, most of whom depend on the Ogallala’s water for household consumption, as well as for agricultural and industrial use. As the Ogallala’s levels decline, policies need to be developed to encourage conservation of this resource that...
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The concept of virtual water refers to the volume of water used in the production of a commodity or a service. The concept was identified by the geographer Tony Allan in the early 1990s, to draw attention on the global economic processes that ameliorate local water deficits in the MENA region...
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estimated 80 percent of the additional food supplies required to feed the world will depend on irrigation. Ministry of Water … drinking water and adequate resources for irrigation; the move to look at renewable sources of energy like hydro power; and …
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of innovation for a better management of irrigation water. It takes into account all potential forms of technological … innovation for sustainable development. This analysis is supporting a questionnaire on irrigation practices targeting fifty …
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Inadequate supply of water for irrigation has been the severe problem for the most of the farmers in the state of … Andhra Pradesh in India. There are only very few districts where level of irrigation is reasonably sufficient. In most parts … of the state, supply of water for crop cultivation has become a constant concern as the canal irrigation is unequally …
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and ensuring the nation’s food security. The government has undertaken considerable investments in irrigation and water … maintains the hydraulic infrastructure, but farmers have to contribute to funding and managing the irrigation systems. In this …
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disparities in Andhra Pradesh, especially in terms of irrigation infrastructure, even in the current policy initiatives. In the … process it examines the facts and figure about the status of irrigation systems, potentials created and utilized capacities … especially when one takes into account the irrigation potential created and in the case of the minor irrigation the Telangana …
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in account. In order to reducing and rationalizing water consumption in agricultural irrigation in Tunisia, an essential … article attempts to further analysis of the role of new options for a better management of irrigation water. It takes into …
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The Chad Rural Policy Note builds on the findings of a rural sector stocktaking exercise. An initial draft of the note was prepared as a just-in-time study designed to contribute to the preparation of the Chad Interim Strategy Note. This finalized version of the note intended mainly to establish...
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