- Waterproblemswillworsenbothbecauseirrigatedareaswillsufferdisproportionatelyfromtheeffectsofclimatechangeandbecausedietsareshiftingtowardsmeat,whichis"thirsty".Thegrainoutputperhectarecanbeincreasedbymorethan1,500kgthroughtheupgradingofmedium-andlo...
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- Improvementinfarmproductionsystemstodevelophigher-valueagriculturalproduction,includingirrigatedfieldcrops,livestock,small-scaleon-farmfishproductionanduplandcrops.sluicesconnectingareservoirwithirrigatedfields.By2000,therewere485reservoirswithatotal...
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- Theirrigatedareaamountto20000ha.Highyieldandgoodqualitycanbeachievedintheirrigatedareawithwarmclimate,adequatesunlight,seldomprecipitation.Thesurfacewater,precipitationandundercurrentaremaintothegroundwaterinwellirrigatedareawhileinplainareasurfacewa...
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- TheregionhasasmuchirrigatedlandastheUnitedStates,andalotofitisusedforcropsthataremoreeasilygrowninotherplacesandimported.Agriculturalcapitalconstructionwillbeundertakenonanextensivescale,sothattheeectiveareaofirrigatedlandwillreach53.30millionhaby200...
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- Effectoflong-termpotassiumapplicationonirrigatedsoilpotassiumandontheyieldandnutrientofcropsGlennnotedthewaterthatpercolatesoutfromnormallyirrigatedsoil,technicallyknownasirrigationreturnflow,isoftenassaltyas10percentseawater....
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- Waterresourcescannotbesepareatedfromlandresourcesinirrigatedagriculture.Thisisallreassuring—untilyourememberthatirrigatedagricultureaccountsfor70percentofthefreshwaterusedbyhumans.FarmersalongtheDarlingworrythatirrigatedagriculturewilltakesecondplac...
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- Thereasonwatermatterssomuchisthatirrigatedfarmingissoproductive.AcityofsouthwestKansaswest-northwestofDodgeCity.Itisatradeandindustrialcenterinanirrigatedfarmingarea.Population,24,097.AcityofnorthwestNewMexicosouth-southwestofDurango,Colorado.Itisthe...
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