Sentences with phrase «of irrigation water means»
But in more arid regions, such as in the southwestern United States or the Middle East, the loss of irrigation water means the end of agriculture.
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As Trout Unlimited's Denison points out, flood irrigation is just 35 percent efficient, meaning nearly two - thirds of the water taken out of the river is lost, and never gets used by the grasses it is meant to nourish.
La Frenierre first came to Ecuador as part of Engineers Without Borders to help build a water system, and soon started to ask what changes in the mountain's glacier coverage would mean for the irrigation and drinking needs of the 200,000 people living downstream.
More farming, however, usually means more environmental harm as a result of clearing land, burning fossil fuels, consuming water for irrigation and spreading fertilizer.
The remnants of large water storage ponds on the summits with irrigation ditches leading down to areas where crops were grown meant that food production was more secure.
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These tools provide the means to sharpen assessment and management capacities required to: compare the result of several water allocations plans; improve soil - moisture control - practices under rainfed conditions; optimize irrigation scheduling; sustainably intensify crop production; close the yield and water - productivity gaps; quantify the impact of climate variability and change on cropping systems; enhance strategies for increased water productivity and water savings; minimize the negative impact on the environment caused by agriculture.
More irrigation water in the future may require agricultural expansion to help with food security whereas less water might mean the region moving out of agricultural altogether, decisions with major implications for investment in regional infrastructure.