Agricultural production, water use and food availability in Pakistan: Historical trends, and projections to 2050

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• 作者：Mac Kirby^a ; ^{Mac.Kirby@csiro.au} ; Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad^a ; Mohammed Mainuddin^a ; Tasneem Khaliq^b ; M.J.M. Cheema^c
• 关键词：Food security ; Irrigation efficiency ; Groundwater use ; Sustainability ; Pakistan
• 刊名：Agricultural Water Management
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：179
• 期：Complete
• 页码：34-46
• 全文大小：1670 K
• 卷排序：179

文摘

Pakistan’s future food security is intimately linked to water use, especially groundwater use. Groundwater use in many parts of Pakistan’s irrigation system is unsustainable. Management options for food security and sustainable groundwater use include greater irrigation efficiency and water use efficiency. The options involve difficult choices amongst supply and demand side policies.