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V. Vadez ; R. Pilloni ; A. Grondin ; A. Hajjarpoor ; H. Belhouchette ; Y. Brouziyne ; G. Chehbouni ; M.H. Kharrou ; R. Zitouna-Chebbi ; I. Mekki ; J. Molénat ; F. Jacob ; J. Bossuet |Water scarcity will be one of the main issues of the 21 st century, because of competing needs between civil, industrial, and agriculture use. While agriculture is the largest user of water, its share is bound to decrease as societies develop. C[...]
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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[...]
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D.L. Hoover ; L.J. Abendroth ; D.M. Browning ; A. Saha ; K. Snyder ; P. Wagle ; L. Witthaus ; C. Baffaut ; J.A. Biederman ; D.D. Bosch ; R. Bracho ; D. Busch ; P. Clark ; P. Ellsworth ; P.A. Fay ; G. Flerchinger ; S. Kearney ; L. Levers ; N. Saliendra ; M. Schmer ; H. Schomberg ; R.L. Scott |Understanding the relationship between water and production within and across agroecosystems is essential for addressing several agricultural challenges of the 21st century: providing food, fuel, and fiber to a growing human population, reducing[...]
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Due to poor water resources management, groundwater-dependent agriculture induces substantial stress on several aquifer systems worldwide, which poses a serious threat to water and food security. However, only a few studies have addressed this v[...]
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Appropriate irrigation water management has attracted a considerable degree of attention because it is crucial to guarantee water and food security worldwide. A smart irrigation system is applied for the rational use of water in agricultural fie[...]
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CONTEXT In the Middle Ages, the Muslims introduced communal water management in the Iberian Peninsula. Some irrigation systems of medieval origin are still in operation in the mountainous areas of Southern Spain. Snowmelt runoff is diverted duri[...]
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A.M.S. Kheir ; G. Hoogenboom ; K.A. Ammar ; M. Ahmed ; T. Feike ; A. Elnashar ; B. Liu ; Z. Ding ; S. Asseng |Current wheat crop management practices in the Nile Delta of Egypt are unsustainable due to the overuse of limited water resources. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate opportunities to maximize wheat yield and resource efficiency[...]
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Specialization and intensification in agriculture have increased productivity but have also led to the spread of monocultural systems, simplifying production but reducing genetic diversity. The purpose of this study was to propose crop diversifi[...]
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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[...]
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N. Beithou ; A. Qandil ; M.B. Khalid ; J. Horvatinec ; G. Ondrasek |Food security is an essential issue for human survival and civilization. Whenever food–water security is in doubt, the community is negatively affected. Globally, Jordan is the second most water-stressed country, located in an arid, politi[...]
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A. Chebil ; R. Soula ; A. Souissi ; B. Bennouna |This study examines the effects of irrigation water use efficiency improvements and citrus price fluctuations on water values in the tree production systems of northeastern Tunisia. It also aims to compare water values with the real price of wat[...]
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Le changement climatique et son cortège de sécheresses rapprochées renforcent le rôle de l’irrigation dans l’agriculture des pays tempérés. Elle est même déjà, en zone méditerranéenne, l’unique solution pour maintenir des productions agricoles. [...]
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This work was initiated in 2019 within the FAO WEPS project framework (2018–2022), aiming to determine the Water Productivity (WP) of the Tunisian olive orchards combining two scales of measurements for soil moisture determination: one for the g[...]
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This study aims to identify and analyze the major determinants that affect the adoption choice, rate and intensity of water-saving irrigation technologies (sprinkler and drip irrigation techniques) available in the western part of the irrigated [...]
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The pressure on water resources that Algeria encounters is due to the scarcity and the water demand increase by different sectors of activity. This induces managers to reconsider the traditional supply management approach. The new water policies[...]
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N. Pérez-Méndez ; N. Pérez-Méndez ; C. Miguel-Rojas ; J.A. Jimenez-Berni ; D. Gomez-Candon ; A. Pérez-de-Luque ; E. Fereres ; M. Catala-Forner ; D. Villegas ; J.C. Sillero |Wheat and rice are two main staple food crops that may suffer from yield losses due to drought episodes that are increasingly impacted by climate change, in addition to new epidemic outbreaks. Sustainable intensification of production will rely [...]
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A. Tomaz ; J.F. Palma ; T. Ramos ; M.N. Costa ; E. Rosa ; M. Santos ; L. Boteta ; J. Dôres ; M. Patanita |The evaluation of the role of different agronomic strategies in achieving sustainable wheat yields under variable Mediterranean climate conditions may involve the use of resource-use indicators that combine productivity and environmental impact.[...]
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En agriculture, l’utilisation de techniques d’irrigation plus efficaces est souvent vue comme un moyen de protéger l’environnement en créant un impact positif sur la gestion de la ressource en eau. Utiliser des techniques efficaces doit ainsi pe[...]
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Food system analysis in arid and semi-arid countries inevitably meets water availability as a major constraining food system driver. Many such countries are net food importers using food subsidy systems, as water resources do not allow national [...]
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The management and protection of a country's water resources is a matter of high priority, ensuring the development and socio-economic stability of a country. Unquestionably, Greece is a characteristic example of this, as water distribution is h[...]
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This paper examines irrigation management within the Tunisian Water Users Association (WUA),in Nadhour public irrigated area (central of Tunisia). The functioning of 14 WUAs was evaluated based on questionnaires and related interviews. The metho[...]
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Soilless cultivation systems were primarily developed in response to the excessive spread of soil pathogens; however, they also allow an optimal control of plant grow, high productivity and product quality as well as very high efficiency of wate[...]
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P. Gavilán ; N. Ruiz ; L. Miranda ; E. Martínez-Ferri ; J.I. Contreras ; R. Baeza ; D. Lozano |Irrigation sustainability is particularly important in the vicinity of Doñana National Park (Huelva, Spain), where Europe’s most important wetland area coexists with a profitable strawberry irrigation activity. In this paper, an innovation and t[...]
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Nile water availability is one of the major constraints for agricultural development in Egypt. This study conducts a mixed multiplier analysis, under water and land constraints, to identify the seasonal agricultural activities with high output a[...]
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The objective of this study was to measure the efficiency level of Water Users Associations (WUAs) in the coastal oases of Gabès (South-Est of Tunisia) and assessing its main determinants. First, an input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA)[...]
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Z. Moumen ; I. Elhassnaoui ; W. Khaddi ; M.A. Wahba ; A. Lahrach |Future projection shows that the availability of freshwater per capita will decrease to 560 m3/year by 2030 in Morocco. In this realm of adopting efficient irrigation, alternatives become a priority to overcome water shortage. The presente[...]
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R. Benniou ; H. Tayeb-Bey ; S. Yahiaoui ; C. Tir |En Algérie, comme au Maghreb, les ressources naturelles sont certes diversifiées mais elles demeurent menacées par l’effet du changement climatique. Afin de maintenir un minimum de production agricole en cette région, la gestion de l’eau sous le[...]
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This is a brief review about irrigation scheduling tools and water management models for efficient on-farm watering of vegetable crops under open field conditions. This is the first step required for reducing water losses due to drainage and for[...]
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D. Cammarano ; D. Cammarano ; D. Ronga ; I. Di Mola ; M. Mori ; M. Parisi |Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a globally important vegetable recognized for its positive health benefits. As most of the vegetable production, tomato require significant amount of agronomic inputs. However, recent shifts in climate pattern[...]
