Water for food: Everyone’s challenge

dc.contributor.author	Andreini, Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-08T17:01:32Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-08T17:01:32Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.description.abstract	In the United States we have tremendous potential as a result of high yields and large-scale producers. The western part of the US corn belt produces more than 40% of the world’s corn and soybean. Despite problems and concerns, we expect that high yields will be maintained—even in the face of major shocks—and that our agricultural practices will have acceptable environmental effects. We know that climate change will have an impact, but, because we are resilient, there is the expectation that we will keep producing and feed ourselves. But without serious efforts to curb water use, this expectation may be wrong. And the situation in some countries in the developing world is dire. Collaboration and research are needed to overcome this.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/51389
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	NABC
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Agricultural biotechnology
dc.subject	sustainability
dc.subject	agricultural water use
dc.subject	drought tolerant plants
dc.subject	water quality
dc.subject	rice
dc.subject	pest control
dc.subject	environmental quality
dc.subject
dc.title	Water for food: Everyone’s challenge
dc.type	book chapter

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