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Satisfying future water demands for agriculture
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In this article, the authors examined four sets of scenarios that vary in their focus on investments in rainfed agriculture and irrigation, and the role of international trade in adjusting for national disparities in water endowments.About:
This article is published in Agricultural Water Management.The article was published on 2010-04-01. It has received 369 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water conservation & International trade and water.read more
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Global water crisis and future food security in an era of climate change
TL;DR: In this article, the overall role of climate change, water scarcity, and population growth in redefining global food security is examined, which reveals that the water for food security situation is intricate and might get daunting if no action is taken.
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Can farmers’ adaptation to climate change be explained by socio-economic household-level variables?
Till B. Below,Khamaldin D. Mutabazi,Dieter Kirschke,Christian Franke,Stefan Sieber,Rosemarie Siebert,Karen Tscherning +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed an activity-based adaptation index (AAI) and explored the relationship between socioeconomic variables and farmers' adaptation behavior by means of an explanatory factor analysis and a multiple linear regression model using latent variables.
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Water Scarcity and Future Challenges for Food Production
Noemi Mancosu,Noemi Mancosu,Richard L. Snyder,Gavriil Kyriakakis,Donatella Spano,Donatella Spano +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, current and future issues related to water scarcity are reviewed so as to highlight the necessity of a more sustainable approach to water resource management, since water availability and accessibility are the most significant constraining factors for crop production.
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Water footprint scenarios for 2050: a global analysis.
TL;DR: It is showed that reducing humanity's water footprint to sustainable levels is possible even with increasing populations, provided that consumption patterns change, and can help to guide corrective policies at both national and international levels.
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World population prospects
TL;DR: The author summarizes recent U.N. global population projections up to the year 2025, focusing on the rates of overall growth, the changing balance of population between the developed and developing worlds, demographic aging, and urbanization.
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Water for Food Water for Life : A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture
TL;DR: Molden et al. as discussed by the authors presented a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture, focusing on water for food, water for life, and water for the future of agriculture.
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World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030: An Fao Perspective
TL;DR: The FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture is presented in this paper, where the projections cover supply and demand for the major agricultural commodities and sectors, including fisheries and forestry.