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Water for Food for a world without hunger (FAOWATER)
2012
Towards a water and food secure future: critical perspectives for policy-makers Full text
2016
The aim of this paper is to provide policy-makers with a helpful overview of the technical and economic aspects of water use in agriculture, with particular emphasis on crop and livestock production. Through 2050, in many countries, agriculture will remain an important determinant of economic growth, poverty reduction, and food security, even as, over time, the proportion of agricultural revenue in national gross income declines. Water use in agriculture will remain substantial, irrigated areas will expand and competition for water will increase in all sectors. Most likely, overall supplies of land and water will be sufficient to achieve global food production goals in 2050; although poverty and food insecurity will remain pressing challenges in several regions and countries. Thus, the focus of this report is on the regional and national aspects of food security.
Show more [+] Less [-]Review of water control technologies in the FAO programmes for food security Full text
2011
Water for food Full text
2008
Foarare, J. (ed.) | Swedish Research Council Formas, Stockholm (Sweden) eng
Water and food quality
1989
Hardman, T.M. (ed.)
Water and water policy in world food supplies
1987
Jordan, W.R. (ed.)
Irrigation water and food safety
2006
Biavati, B. | Mattarelli, P.
Seventy-one percent of the earth surfaces is covered by oceans. Water therefore is an important habitat for microorganisms and the other living beings. A consistent microbial biodiversity is present in water from phototrophs to chemioorganotrophs. The complex relationships between different microorganisms and the environment are often modified by organic, chemical and physic contaminations. The input of organic material can determine pathogenic pollution. The presence of pathogens has to be monitored to eliminate serious problems for animal and human health. Water, in fact, can be a vehicle direct (drinking water) or indirect (irrigation water) for microbial pathogens | Il 71% della superficie terrestre è costituito dagli oceani. L'acqua pertanto è un importante ambiente per i microrganismi, oltre che per tutti gli altri esseri viventi. Una grande varietà di tipi microbici colonizzano l'habitat acquatico, dai fototrofi ai chemiorganotrofi. Le dinamiche che si creano fra i diversi componenti microbici e l'ambiente sono spesso alterate da contaminazioni organiche, chimiche e fisiche. L'immissione di materiale organico può anche essere fonte di inquinamento di microrganismi patogeni la cui presenza va monitorata al fine di evitare seri problemi alla salute umana e animale. L'acqua, infatti, può rappresentare un veicolo di trasferimento, sia diretto (acqua potabile), sia indiretto (acque di irrigazione), di microrganismi patogeni
Show more [+] Less [-]Handbook of food isotherms: water sorption parameters for food and food components
1982
Iglesias, H.A. | Chirife, J.
Water: source of food security Full text
2002
FAO, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific eng
Climate change, water and food security Full text
2011
Turral, H. | Burke, J. | Faures, J.-M.
