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In this study, two different irrigation schemes in Turkey were evaluated. One is Devegeçidi irrigation, which was put into operation in 1972. The command area is 5800 ha, and farmers used surface irrigation. Ergani irrigation, a modern irr[...]Article
K. Drastig ; R. Singh ; F.-M. Telesca ; S.Z. Carra ; J. Jordan |Assessment of nutritional water productivity (NWP) combines a metric of crop or livestock production per unit water consumed and human nutritional value of the food produced. As such, it can rationalize the use of scarce water for a portfolio of[...]Article
K.P. Devkota ; M. Devkota ; M. Karrou ; V. Nangia |Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), considered better drought tolerant, is the most cultivated wheat in Morocco and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The region, including Morocco, predominantly has rainfed production [...]Article
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[...]Article
H. Gao ; L. Zhangzhong ; W. Zheng ; G. Chen |The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicated that irrigation technology is the key to improving food security. However, the current restricted agricultural water and land resources limit the agricultural production system, and the press[...]Article
H. Saadi ; K. Debabeche ; F. Traore |Knowing the water needs of the date palm is essential, not only for its optimal production, but also for the management of water resources. This study aims to evaluate the irrigation performance of the date palm production system in the region o[...]Article
To achieve food security goals, water accounting seems to be one of the most powerful tools to deal with water scarcity management. Thus, indicators, such as virtual water and water productivity, can be considered complementary rather than compe[...]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
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[...]Ouvrage
La question de l'eau en méditerranée devient de plus en plus importante en raison du réchauffement climatique, des catastrophes naturelles telles que les sécheresses et les inondations. Elle a été étudiée scientifiquement sous plusieurs angles, [...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
E. Balti | 2023Despite increasing water use by other sectors, irrigation remains the worlds largest water consumer. Potential water savings can be achieved through more efficient water application technologies and water management practices. These practices a[...]Article
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[...]Article
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[...]Article
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[...]Article
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[...]Article
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[...]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
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[...]Article
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[...]Article
Le changement climatique et son cortège de sécheresses rapprochées renforcent le rôle de lirrigation dans lagriculture des pays tempérés. Elle est même déjà, en zone méditerranéenne, lunique solution pour maintenir des productions agricoles. [...]Article
This work was initiated in 2019 within the FAO WEPS project framework (20182022), 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[...]Article
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 [...]Article
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[...]E-Book
C. Masmoudi ; O. Charfi ; J. Dridi ; M. Ayadi | Saarbrücken [Allemagne] : EUE. Editions Universitaires Européennes | 2022Cet ouvrage de synthèse présente les résultats obtenus en Tunisie (2010-2017) relatifs à l'étude morphologique, agronomique et technologique de 42 variétés d'oliviers (locales et étrangères) cultivées au sein de la Collection Nationale de "Oued [...]Article
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 [...]Article
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.[...]Article
En agriculture, lutilisation de techniques dirrigation plus efficaces est souvent vue comme un moyen de protéger lenvironnement en créant un impact positif sur la gestion de la ressource en eau. Utiliser des techniques efficaces doit ainsi pe[...]Article
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 [...]Article
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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[...]Article
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[...]Article
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[...]Article
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 Europes most important wetland area coexists with a profitable strawberry irrigation activity. In this paper, an innovation and t[...]Article
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[...]Article
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)[...]Article
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[...]Article
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 leffet du changement climatique. Afin de maintenir un minimum de production agricole en cette région, la gestion de leau sous le[...]Article
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[...]Article
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[...]Article
One of the most important challenges in any society is the issue of food and water supply. Undoubtedly, agriculture has a major role in water consumption, and grains have the largest use in the food of people. Bread is also an essential commodit[...]Article
La filière marocaine des fruits rouges a connu un essor consistant durant la dernière décennie, soutenue par la stratégie nationale agricole et tractée par lexpansion de la demande sur les marchés internationaux. Cependant, lévolution qua enr[...]Article
L. Parra ; L. Parra ; M. Botella-Campos ; H. Puerto ; B. Roig-Merino ; J. Lloret |Improving water efficiency in farming systems is one of the major challenges of these decades. Water scarcity due to climate change, together with the increasing demand of food, is leading experts from around the world find appropriate indicator[...]Article
G. Nikolaou ; D. Neocleous ; A. Christou ; E. Kitta ; N. Katsoulas |The sustainability of irrigated agriculture is threatening due to adverse climate change, given future projections that every one in four people on Earth might be suffering from extreme water scarcity by the year 2025. Pressurized irrigation sys[...]Article
Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource worldwide, suggesting that water rationing methods should be revised to improve water allocation efficiency, especially during cyclical scarcity events (droughts). The proportional rule is the mo[...]Article
V.A. Tzanakakis ; V.A. Tzanakakis ; A.N. Angelakis ; N.V. Paranychianakis ; Y.G. Dialynas ; G. Tchobanoglous |Crete, located in the South Mediterranean Sea, is characterized by long coastal areas, varied terrain relief and geology, and great spatial and inter-annual variations in precipitation. Under average meteorological conditions, the island is wate[...]Article
E.A. Abioye ; M.S.Z. Abidin ; M.S.A. Mahmud ; S. Buyamin ; M.H.I. Ishak ; M.K.I.A. Rahman ; A.O. Otuoze ; P. Onotu ; M.S.A. Ramli |The demand for freshwater is on the increase due to the rapid growth in the world's population while the effect of global warming and climate change cause severe threat to water use and food security. Consequently, irrigation systems are tremend[...]Article
A. Elbeltagi ; J. Deng ; K. Wang ; Y. Hong |Modeling crop water use as a useful decision tool for agricultural policy decision-makers to improve water-use efficiency has been increasing. This study aimed to estimate, forecast, and model the green and blue water footprints (WFg and WFb, re[...]Article
F. Maselli ; M. Chiesi ; L. Angeli ; L. Fibbi ; B. Rapi ; M. Romani ; F. Sabatini |Recent investigations have shown the potential of a water balance method based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data to estimate actual evapotranspiration (ETa) of Mediterranean grasslands and croplands. The method uses the Fract[...]Article
Two thirds of human water use is linked to agricultural practices including crop irrigation. Furthermore, excess irrigation leads to drainage problems. For this reason, reduced irrigation strategies need to be implemented to protect water resour[...]Article
With the growing population and climate change, increasing demands for water are intensifying competition between agricultural stakeholders. Since the mid-20th century, numerous crop models and modeling techniques have emerged for the quantitati[...]Ouvrage
S. Bouarfa, coord. ; F. Brelle, coord. ; C. Coulon, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Matière à Débattre et Décider | 2020Lagriculture irriguée produit plus de 40 % de lalimentation mondiale sur moins de 20 % des terres cultivées. Lirrigation, qui consiste à agir sur le cycle naturel de leau pour conduire et sécuriser les cultures dans des contextes géographiqu[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le bassin du Litani est une zone semi-aride et elle est de plus en plus impactée par les dérèglements climatiques. La sécheresse tend à saggraver dans le contexte du changement climatique, avec des conséquences socio-économiques majeures, notam[...]Article
A. Bonfante ; E. Monaco ; P. Manna ; R. De Mascellis ; A. Basile ; M. Buonanno ; G. Cantilena ; A. Esposito ; A. Tedeschi ; C. De Michele ; O. Belfiore ; I. Catapano ; G. Ludeno ; K. Salinas ; A. Brook |The efficient use of water in agriculture is one of the most significant agricultural challenges that modern technologies are helping to cope with through Irrigation Advisory Services (IAS) and Decision Support Systems (DSS). These last are cons[...]Article
Water is considered the most critical resource for sustainable development in Spain. Crop models can enhance water efficiency, which provides an economic advantage while also reducing environmental burdens. The aim of this study was to calibrate[...]Article
One of the challenges of eco-efficient agriculture is the development of operational farming practices to increase the level of agricultural production, maximize the efficiency of resource use and reduce environmental impacts. Based on the effic[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Les cultures légumières sont dépendantes des apports en eau. Or, les aléas climatiques et les périodes de sécheresse fragilisent leur production. En Maine-et-Loire, le bassin de lAuthion est celui concentrant le plus de maraîchers. Mais, au vu [...]Article
A. Alonso ; N. Feltz ; F. Gaspart ; M. Sbaa ; M. Vanclooster |Programs targeting conversion to irrigation techniques promoted as water-efficient, such as drip irrigation, are multiplying worldwide with the claimed objective to secure food production while alleviating the pressure on water resources. Howeve[...]Article
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E. Borsato ; A. Galindo ; P. Tarolli ; L. Sartori ; F. Marinello |Increasing global food demand and economic growth result in increasing competition over scarce freshwater resources, worsened by climate change and pollution. The agricultural sector has the largest share in the water footprint of humanity. Whil[...]Article
The Jordan Valley is the prime irrigated agricultural area in Jordan which suffers shortage of water putting severe limitation on water allocation to farmers. To alleviate the problem, deficit irrigation was proposed for some vegetables such as [...]Article
Z. Malek ; P.H. Verburg |Meeting the growing demand for food in the future will require adaptation of water and land management to future conditions. We studied the extent of different adaptation options to future global change in the Mediterranean region, under scenari[...]