Agriculture and water quality: new approaches to old problem
1998
Ongley, E.D. | Kandiah, A. (FAO. Land and Water Development Division, Rome (Italy))
In developing countries, the relative role of agriculture in water pollution is not known. This has serious implications for agricultural planning for national water resources policy formulation and implementation, and for national pollution abatement planning and investment. Decision-making, especially in data-poor environments, can now take advantage of new developments in: (1) water quality monitoring practices which, with institutional modernization of monitoring programmes, now make it possible to rethink and redesign data programmes, that are more focused, practical, efficient, produce more information with less data; and (2) Information Technology (IT) that offer new and cost-effective means for enhancing the efficiency of decision-making both for on and off-site management issues and for agricultural planning and investment purposes. Examples of transfer of knowledge and experience from developed to developing countries are presented.
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