Water harvesting for agriculture is a term that means different things to different people. Misconceptions and unclear definitions are common - water harvesting is often confused with irrigation, soil and water conservation or other technologies; while engineers and scientists m…
Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also ‘natural leakage’ - 90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of …
Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also 'natural leakage, - 90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of …
This comprehensive assessment of the world's water critically evaluates current thinking on water and its interplay with agriculture, charting the way forward with concrete actions from management to policy level across all countries and territories.
Managing Water on China's Farms: Institutions, Policies and the Transformation of Irrigation under Scarcity is a comprehensive and current look at the water shortage problems in China. While China has emerged as a major player in the world economy, water is the most critical fac…
Front Cover -- Managing Water on China's Farms -- Managing Water on China's Farms: Institutions, Policies and the Transformation of Irrigation Under Scarcity -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Conclusions -- INTRODUCTI…
Managing Water on China's Farms: Institutions, Policies and the Transformation of Irrigation under Scarcity is a comprehensive and current look at the water shortage problems in China. While China has emerged as a major player in the world economy, water is the most critical fac…
Mikael D. Wolfe transforms our understanding of Mexican agrarian reform through an environmental and technological history of water management in the emblematic Laguna region. Drawing on extensive archival research in Mexico and the United States, Wolfe shows how during the long…
Mikael D. Wolfe transforms our understanding of Mexican agrarian reform through an environmental and technological history of water management in the emblematic Laguna region. Drawing on extensive archival research in Mexico and the United States, Wolfe shows how during the long…
