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Global climate change has led to a severe loss of water and land resources and has exacerbated food crisis concerns. The water-land-food nexus in agricultural irrigation systems is receiving increasing attention. However, for sustainable food pr[...]Article
Agriculture is facing several very important challenges. Population growth means that more food must be produced to meet nutritional needs. However, this is putting excessive pressure on natural resources, such as water and land, which are heavi[...]Article
The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources and ecosystems. Identification of tools to minimise the related environmental impacts within the food-[...]Article
F. Chemak ; H. Mazhoud ; Z. Rached ; A. Gara ; R. Rahmeni ; H. Ghannem |In Tunisia, the development of the irrigated cereal sector plays a key role in the mitigation of the fluctuation of the rainfed production and to ensure a minimum of production. However, the archived yields remain under the expected potential pe[...]Article
We used Cyprus as a model to link the WaterEnergyFoodClimate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon and water footprints) to the ecosystem services (ES) provided by 39 mixed orchards (stone fruits and nuts) on organic (Org) and conventional (C[...]Article
To guarantee an adequate food supply for the world's growing population, intensive agriculture is necessary to ensure efficient food production. The use of pesticides helps maintain maximum productivity in intensive agriculture by minimizing cro[...]Article
C. Ringler ; M. Agbonlahor ; J. Barron ; K. Baye ; J.V. Meenakshi ; D.K. Mekonnen ; S. Uhlenbrook |The United Nations Food Systems Summit aimed to chart a path toward transforming food systems toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the essentiality of water for food systems, however, the Summit has not sufficiently consid[...]Article
A.M. Abdallah ; A.M. Abdallah ; H.S. Jat ; M. Choudhary ; E.F. Abdelaty ; P.C. Sharma ; M.L. Jat |Improving soil water holding capacity (WHC) through conservation agriculture (CA)-practices, i.e., minimum mechanical soil disturbance, crop diversification, and soil mulch cover/crop residue retention, could buffer soil resilience against clima[...]Article
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Développer lirrigation en France est nécessaire dans le contexte mondial où les ressources hydriques se raréfient.Article
A. Coudard ; E. Corbin ; J. de Koning ; A. Tukker ; J.M. Mogollón |Food products require significant amounts of energy and water throughout their lifecycle, yet humanity wastes 1.3e9 tons of food on a yearly basis. A large part of this waste occurs during the consumption (post-retail) phase of the food system a[...]Article
Climate change might have direct impacts on water quantity in Egypt and lead to indirect effects on Mediterranean saltwater intrusion to groundwater, which exposes agriculture to vulnerability. This study investigated impacts of climate change o[...]Article
Water scarcity has a significant impact on agricultural productivity, and it usually constitutes the main criterion for the continuation of agricultural activity. Cyprus agri-sector faces increasing challenges since water resources are very limi[...]Article
T. Fidélis ; A.S. Cardoso ; F. Riazi ; A.C. Miranda ; J. Abrantes ; F. Teles ; P.C. Roebeling |Following the challenges of the European Union (EU), member states have adopted circular economy (CE) plans and strategies, with objectives and measures to foster circularity. Although the concept of CE refers to various natural resources such a[...]Article
The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to examine the impacts of system-wide crises on key supply sectors such as water, energy and food. These sectors are becoming increasingly interlinked in environmental policy-making and with regard to [...]Article
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Regulating water use in agriculture in water stressed basins is a challenging task. Recent scholarship emphasises the need to combine strong State oversight for achieving the collective extraction caps with considerable leeway to users to alloca[...]Article
O. Brînzan ; M. Dragoi ; D. Bociort ; E. Tigan ; N. Mateoc-Sîrb ; M. Lungu |The paper presents a market-oriented system of returnable guarantees that can be combined with tradable permits to encourage farmers to use alternative sources of water instead of the regular watering network, or to steer the farming system towa[...]Article
In this paper we argue that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with case studies or environmental modelling. But what is missing is the articulation of necessary complimentary measures (reflected in theory, method, models and techniques for da[...]Article
Recent research studies and policies about innovative solutions to reduce water and energy consumption in food production are briefly reviewed. Options to increase water use efficiency and productivity include soil mulching, drip irrigation, def[...]Article
The big challenge of the next decades is meeting the global nutritional demand, while reducing the pressure on food resources and the GHG emissions. In this regard, the overall goal consists of redesigning the food systems and promoting sustaina[...]Article
S. Fabiani ; S. Vanino ; R. Napoli ; P. Nino |Sustainable management of natural resources under economic, environmental and social perspective, needs to consider a fair balance between its uses and availability. Sustainable agriculture goal is to establish innovative and new farm tools and [...]Article
J. Vos ; P. Van Oel ; P. Hellegers ; G.J. Veldwisch ; J. Hoogesteger |Virtual water flows, incorporated in global food trade has increased the last decade. The drivers and consequences are complex. These complex relations between humans and water resources are studied from different perspectives. In this article, [...]Article
Les natures sont socialement constituées. Dans une perspective de géographie de l'environnement, cet article aborde deux formes d'interprétation des relations entre Homme et nature : les représentations et l'anticipation du futur. Comment des ag[...]Article
This paper evokes the role of foggara in the development of thousands of palms in the oases of Aoulef. Thus, investigations and surveys were conducted in the region with the local population during the years 2013 and 2016. It turns out that the [...]Article
S. Djaffar ; A. Kettab |L'Algérie est située au nord de l'Afrique, et au coeur de Maghreb ; son contact avec la mer méditerranéenne au nord et sa grande superficie au sud (riches de ressources énergétiques et naturelles) leur donnent une place géostratégique pour une f[...]Article
Pour les entreprises agroalimentaires, et particulièrement dans les pays en développement et les économies en transition comme la Tunisie, la bonne gestion de leau devient un enjeu réel surtout avec la hausse du prix de la ressource et sa raret[...]Article
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Lobjectif de ce travail est lestimation pour le blé dur conduit en irrigué des niveaux de productivité de leau(WP) et des marges brutes de rentabilité économique en relation avec la variabilité pédoclimatique des différentes régions. Le suppo[...]Article
Thinking of the interconnections between water, food, energy and climate is nothing new in the Nile Basin; it has long been anchored in political struggles. For 200 years, Egypt's political economy has been defined by water use patterns and food[...]