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Management of Water Resources in Agriculture in Chile and its Challenges
(PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA CHILE, FAC AGRONOMIA INGENIERIA FORESTAL, 2021)
Water is a strategic resource for agricultural development, particularly in the arid and semiarid regions of central and northern Chile. Currently, irrigated surfaces contribute between 60 and 65% of the country's agricultural ...
MONTHLY WATER CONSUMPTIVE USE OF PAPAYA AT FOUR REGIONAL SITES IN PUERTO RICOMONTHLY WATER CONSUMPTIVE USE OF PAPAYA AT FOUR REGIONAL SITES IN PUERTO RICO
(University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus Agricultural Experiment Station, 1989)
Estimating the future hydric needs of Baja California, Mexico. assessment of scenarios to stop being a region with water scarcity
(2020-08-20)
This paper shows the actual conditions of freshwater availability in Baja California (BC), Mexico. It aims to estimate the water needs by 2030, and propose scenarios to move out of the scarce water region classification ...
Water consumption by agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean: impact of climate change and applications of nuclear and isotopic techniques
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, 2022)
O. Salazar, C. Chinchilla-Soto, S. de los Santos-Villalobos, M. Ayala, L. Benavides, V. Berriel, R. Cardoso, E. Chavarri, R. Meigikos dos Anjos, A.L. Gonzalez, A. Nario, A. Samudio, J. Villarreal, R. Sibello-Hernandez, J. ...
Water incorporated in agricultural production: Water balance considerations
(2016-01-01)
The international market for food and non-food agricultural products is growing rapidly, as is the concentration of production that takes place at sectoral level due to merger and acquisition processes and the consolidation ...
Sustainability assessment of the agricultural water footprint in the Cachapoal River basin, Chile
(2019)
Amid the growing population, climate change and decreasing water availability, water resources planning faces the challenge of achieving efficient and equitable water use, mainly in food production, its greatest consumer. ...
Understanding agricultural water footprint variability to improve water management in Chile
(2019)
Understanding water consumption is crucial for sustainable management of water resources. Under climate change scenarios that project highly variable water availability, the need for public policies that assure efficiency ...
Water footprint as a sustainable water use indicator in spring area of pantanal biome, Brazil
(Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2022)
Taking into account water use impacts in the LCA of biofuels: An Argentinean case study
(Springer Heidelberg, 2011-08)
Purpose: The assessment of biofuels has until now mainly focused on energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Only little attention has been given to other impacts, although the general importance of water use for the ...
Water footprint and virtual water flows from the Global South: Foundations for sustainable agriculture in periods of drought
(2023)
Freshwater availability has decreased alarmingly worldwide, with agriculture playing a vital role in this trend. The assessment of the agricultural water footprint (WFagricultural) and virtual water flows (VWF) is fundamental ...