Agriculture
Globally, the agricultural sector consumes about 70% of the planet’s accessible freshwater. Because water is vital for the success of agriculture, proper water management techniques are necessary to meet food and fiber material demands around the world. Resources available here pay special attention to efficient irrigation and sustainable agriculture techniques.
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Agriculture Resources
Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Colorado State University
Conducts research that addresses the economic viability, environmental sustainability, and social acceptability of activities impacting agriculture, natural resources, and consumers in Colorado.Read more
One-Quarter of World's Agriculture Grows in Highly Water-Stressed Areas
World Resources Institute
This document provides analytical insight into WRI's Agricultural Commodities Map that reveals the tension between water availability and agricultural production...Read more
Addressing Water for Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin
Colorado State University
USDA research project that looks at agricultural water conservation in the Colorado River Basin.Read more
Agricultural Water Conservation Clearinghouse
Colorado State University
Addresses agricultural water conservation globally, incorporating various climates with a focus on arid and semi-arid areas in the Western United States.Read more
Conserving water during irrigation
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August 24, 2012Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Wade Rain is using OPIC political risk insurance to support its operations in Mexico, a country with a dry climate that sources all water from ground wells. Wade Rain's Mexican subsidiary sells irrigation equipment - most of it manufactured in the U.S. - to small farms in central Mexico and...Read more
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