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245 0 0 _aWater for food water for life :
_ba comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture /
_cedited by David Molden.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bEarthscan,
_c2007.
300 _axvii, 645 pages :
_bcolour illustrations, colour maps ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tSetting the scene --
_g2.
_tTrends in water and agricultural development --
_g3.
_tLooking ahead to 2050 : scenarios of alternative investment approaches --
_g4.
_tReversing the flow : agricultural water management pathways for poverty reduction --
_g5.
_tPolicy and institutional reform : the art of the possible --
_g6.
_tAgriculture, water, and ecosystems : avoiding the costs of going too far --
_g7.
_tPathways for increasing agricultural water productivity --
_g8.
_tManaging water in rainfed agriculture --
_g9.
_tReinventing irrigation --
_g10.
_tGroundwater : a global assessment of scale and significance --
_g11.
_tAgricultural use of marginal-quality water - opportunities and challenges --
_g12.
_tInland fisheries and aquaculture --
_g13.
_tWater and livestock for human development --
_g14.
_tRice : feeding the billions --
_g15.
_tConserving land - protecting water --
_g16.
_tRiver basin development and management.
520 1 _a"This Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, involving more than 700 leading specialists, evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture to help chart the way forward. It offers actions for water management and water policy - to ensure more equitable and effective use. This assessment describes key water-food-environment trends that influence our lives today and uses scenarios to explore that consequences of a range of potential investments. It aims to inform investors and policymakers about water and food choices in light of such crucial influences as poverty, ecosystems, governance, and productivity."--BOOK JACKET.
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650 0 _aWater in agriculture
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