Improving irrigated agricultural productivity in an age of food and water scarcity

Bruce Lankford

Improving irrigated agricultural productivity in an age of food and water scarcity

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Abstract

This short essay describes the pivotal position that irrigated agriculture plays within a globalised food system. It explains the scale of water use and food production linked to irrigated agriculture and highlights the underlying complexities and challenges that society faces as we consider how to increase food security through improved water management.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tackling the world water crisis: reshaping the future of foreign policy
Editors	J. Osikena, D. Tickner
Publisher	The Foreign Policy Centre
ISBN (Print)	10 1-905833-17-2
Publication status	Published - 2010

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

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