Water and agriculture sustainability, markets and policies.
Agriculture is a major user of water and is responsible for much of its pollution. But the agricultural sector faces increasing competition for scarce water supplies from urban and industrial users and, increasingly, to sustain ecosystems. The 21st century could see ever more extreme weather events,...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | Agriculture is a major user of water and is responsible for much of its pollution. But the agricultural sector faces increasing competition for scarce water supplies from urban and industrial users and, increasingly, to sustain ecosystems. The 21st century could see ever more extreme weather events, from floods to droughts, which could have significant impacts on where farms are located and what they produce. There is growing interest by both governments and the private sector in expanding the role of markets to allocate water used by all sectors, including agriculture, and to get producers to. |
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| Item Description: | "These proceedings bring together papers from the OECD Workshop on Water and Agriculture ... held on 14-18 November 2005 in Adelaide, Australia."--Acknowledgements. Edited by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, with OECD input from Kevin Parris and Theresa Poincet. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789264022577 (electronic bk.) 9264022570 (electronic bk.) |