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WASAG White Paper: Can Water Productivity Improvements Save Us From Global Water Scarcity?
24/06/2021
24/06/2021
The WASAG working group on Sustainable Agricultural Water Use prepared a White Paper synthesizing discussions held at a WASAG workshop titled “Can Water Productivity Improvements Save Us from Global Water Scarcity?”, on 25-26 February 2020 at CIHEAM Bari in Valenzano, Italy. Read more.
Every year, 22 March has been set aside to mark World Water Day. The 2021 edition titled “Valuing Water” will be celebrated in a virtual event globally. With agriculture being responsible for around 70 percent of water withdrawals, addressing water scarcity in agriculture – which is the core mission of WASAG...
Achieving food security remains a major challenge in the East Africa region. With increasing demand for food due to population growth and improvements in disposable income, the situation is expected to remain critical as the impact of climate change and unsustainable land and water management practices become more profound. Read more....
Глобальная рамочная программа по проблемам нехватки воды в сельском хозяйстве (WASAG), организованная Отделом земельных и водных ресурсов ФАО, в сотрудничестве со своими партнерами подготовила серию из десяти вебинаров, посвященных гендерным вопросам и нехватке воды, засоленному сельскому хозяйству, механизмам финансирования, воде и питанию, квиноа и продуктивности воды. Записи этих вебинаров, а...
Quinoa, which has high nutrient content and adaptability to various marginal conditions has been identified by various organizations, such as FAO, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and CIRAD. Read more.