On the occasion of the third World Water Forum (WWF-3), held on 16-23 March 2003 in Kyoto, Japan, FAO presented a new study entitled "Unlocking the water potential of agriculture". It analyses current trends and prospects in agricultural water management and its relation to food security, poverty alleviation and economic growth. Chapter 3 considers ways of improving water productivity (i.e. ratio of crop output to water input) at the individual plant level, through classical breeding and/or genetic engineering, or at the field and agro-ecological or river-basin level. See a news story on the study (http://www.fao.org/english/newsroom/news/2003/15254-en.html - in Arabic, English, French and Spanish), an information package on FAO at WWF-3 (http://www.fao.org/ag/AGL/aglw/aquastat/kyoto/index.stm - in English, French and Spanish) or contact [email protected] for further information or to request a comprehensive CD-ROM specifically prepared by FAO for WWF-3.

14/04/2003