Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia

There is broad consensus on the need to improve water management and to invest in water for food as these are critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The role of water in food and livelihood security is a major issue of concern in the context of persistent poverty and cont...

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Những tác giả chính: Wani, Suhas P, Rockström, Johan, Oweis, Theib
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-367902023-11-11T05:25:10Z Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia Wani, Suhas P Rockström, Johan Oweis, Theib Agriculture Potentia There is broad consensus on the need to improve water management and to invest in water for food as these are critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The role of water in food and livelihood security is a major issue of concern in the context of persistent poverty and continued environmental degradation. Although there is considerable knowledge on the issue of water management, an overarching picture on the water–food–livelihoods–environment nexus is missing, leaving uncertainties about management and investment decisions that will meet both food and environmental security objectives. The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (CA) is an innovative, multi-institute process aimed at identifying existing knowledge and stimulating thought on ways to manage water resources to continue meeting the needs of both humans and ecosystems. The CA critically evaluates the benefits, costs and impacts of the past 50 years of water development and challenges to water management currently facing communities. It assesses innovative solutions and explores consequences of potential investment and management decisions. The CA is designed as a learning process, engaging networks of stakeholders to produce knowledge synthesis and methodologies 2014-04-01T09:08:51Z 2014-04-01T09:08:51Z 2009 Book 978 1 84593 389 0 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36790 en application/pdf CABI
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topic Agriculture
Potentia
spellingShingle Agriculture
Potentia
Wani, Suhas P
Rockström, Johan
Oweis, Theib
Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia
description There is broad consensus on the need to improve water management and to invest in water for food as these are critical to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The role of water in food and livelihood security is a major issue of concern in the context of persistent poverty and continued environmental degradation. Although there is considerable knowledge on the issue of water management, an overarching picture on the water–food–livelihoods–environment nexus is missing, leaving uncertainties about management and investment decisions that will meet both food and environmental security objectives. The Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture (CA) is an innovative, multi-institute process aimed at identifying existing knowledge and stimulating thought on ways to manage water resources to continue meeting the needs of both humans and ecosystems. The CA critically evaluates the benefits, costs and impacts of the past 50 years of water development and challenges to water management currently facing communities. It assesses innovative solutions and explores consequences of potential investment and management decisions. The CA is designed as a learning process, engaging networks of stakeholders to produce knowledge synthesis and methodologies
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author Wani, Suhas P
Rockström, Johan
Oweis, Theib
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Rockström, Johan
Oweis, Theib
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title Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia
title_short Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia
title_full Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia
title_fullStr Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia
title_full_unstemmed Rainfed Agriculture: Unlocking the Potentia
title_sort rainfed agriculture: unlocking the potentia
publisher CABI
publishDate 2014
url https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36790
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