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Towards sustainable irrigated Mediterranean agriculture: implications for water conservation in semi-arid environments
Water scarcity is a threat to food production systems, with appropriate water management being a major part of the solution. From the adoption of the European Water Framework Directive to the latest proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy Horizon 2020, the strategic lines for establishing a balance between agriculture and water resources in the European Union have been defined, including an emphasis on water pricing. This paper discusses the situation of irrigated agriculture in semi-arid areas such as southern Spain in terms of water scarcity, highlighting the main advantages and disadvantages of water-pricing policies as a solution to more sustainable irrigation management.
Towards sustainable irrigated Mediterranean agriculture: implications for water conservation in semi-arid environments
Water scarcity is a threat to food production systems, with appropriate water management being a major part of the solution. From the adoption of the European Water Framework Directive to the latest proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy Horizon 2020, the strategic lines for establishing a balance between agriculture and water resources in the European Union have been defined, including an emphasis on water pricing. This paper discusses the situation of irrigated agriculture in semi-arid areas such as southern Spain in terms of water scarcity, highlighting the main advantages and disadvantages of water-pricing policies as a solution to more sustainable irrigation management.
Towards sustainable irrigated Mediterranean agriculture: implications for water conservation in semi-arid environments
García-Tejero, Iván Francisco (author) / Durán-Zuazo, Víctor Hugo (author) / Muriel-Fernández, José Luis (author)
Water International ; 39 ; 635-648
2014-07-29
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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