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Food production on present and future saline soils deserves the
world's attention particularly because food security is a pressing
issue, millions of hectares of degraded soils are available
worldwide, freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce, and the
global sea-level rise threatens food production in fertile coastal
lowlands. Future of Sustainable Agriculture in Saline Environments
aims to showcase the global potential of saline agriculture. The
book covers the essential topics, such as policy and awareness,
soil management, future crops, and genetic developments, all
supplemented by case studies that show how this knowledge has been
applied. It offers an overview of current research themes and
practical cases focused on enhancing food production on saline
lands. FEATURES Describes the critical role of the revitalization
of salt-degraded lands in achieving sustainability in agriculture
on a global scale Discusses practical solutions toward using
drylands and delta areas threatened by salinity for sustainable
food production Presents strategies for adaptation to climate
change and sea-level rise through food production under saline
conditions Addresses the diverse aspects of crop salt tolerance and
microbiological associations Highlights the complex problem of
salinity and waterlogging and safer management of poor-quality
water, supplemented by case studies A PDF version of this book is
available for free in Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has
been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non
Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the water resources
in the Souss-Massa river basin in southwestern Morocco and provides
novel water-management approaches to narrow the gap between supply
and demand for water. It evaluates conventional water resources
surface water and groundwater and discusses in detail rainfall
harvesting into dams along the Souss and Massa wadis. Further, it
explores topics including the geology of the aquifer; the risk of
over exploitation; alternative water resources, such as desalinated
seawater and treated domestic wastewater, as well as management
approaches like Data Development Analysis and the SALTMED model.
With a focus on linking scientific research to practical
applications and the demands of agriculture and associated
agro-industry, urbanization and tourism, which compete for the
limited water resources, the book appeals to environmental
scientists, geologists, engineers and environmental managers.
This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the water resources
in the Souss-Massa river basin in southwestern Morocco and provides
novel water-management approaches to narrow the gap between supply
and demand for water. It evaluates conventional water resources
surface water and groundwater and discusses in detail rainfall
harvesting into dams along the Souss and Massa wadis. Further, it
explores topics including the geology of the aquifer; the risk of
over exploitation; alternative water resources, such as desalinated
seawater and treated domestic wastewater, as well as management
approaches like Data Development Analysis and the SALTMED model.
With a focus on linking scientific research to practical
applications and the demands of agriculture and associated
agro-industry, urbanization and tourism, which compete for the
limited water resources, the book appeals to environmental
scientists, geologists, engineers and environmental managers.
This book puts great emphasis on the importance of Integrated Water
Resources Management IWRM as the way forward towards food, water,
and energy security. It offers better ways and means of managing
the limited water resources; using water more efficiently; adopting
new policies in order to cope with climate change and drought;
increase water supply through the use of non conventional water
resources, especially waste water; inducing stakeholders
participation and information exchange and raise public awareness
to the value of water. It is an important book for all those
involved in all aspects of water resources and contains valuable
information for scientists, researchers, farmers, extension
services and students.
This book puts great emphasis on the importance of Integrated Water
Resources Management IWRM as the way forward towards food, water,
and energy security. It offers better ways and means of managing
the limited water resources; using water more efficiently; adopting
new policies in order to cope with climate change and drought;
increase water supply through the use of non conventional water
resources, especially waste water; inducing stakeholders
participation and information exchange and raise public awareness
to the value of water. It is an important book for all those
involved in all aspects of water resources and contains valuable
information for scientists, researchers, farmers, extension
services and students.
This book provides case studies on cultivating alternative crops
and presents new cropping systems in many regions of the world. It
focusses on new emerging research topics aiming to study all
aspects of adaptation under several stresses including
agricultural, environmental, biological and socioeconomic issues.
The book also provides operational and practical solutions for
scientists, producers, technology developers and managers to
succeed the cultivation of new alternative crops and, consequently,
to achieve food security. Many regions in the world are suffering
from water scarcity, soil and water salinization and climate
change. These conditions make it difficult to achieve food security
by cultivating conventional crops. A renaissance of interest for
producing alternative crops under water scarcity and water
salinization has been, therefore, implemented primarily among
small-scale producers, researchers and academics. The use of
alternative crops (quinoa, amaranth, legume crops, halophytes,
...etc.) may provide some environmental benefits such as
valorization of salt-affected soils, reduced pesticide application,
enhanced soil and water quality and promotion of wildlife
diversity. This also may provide some economic benefits such as
providing the opportunity for producers to take advantage of new
markets and premium prices, spreading the economic risk and
strengthening local economies and communities. Furthermore,
alternative crops are often rich in proteins and minerals, and even
some of them are Gluten free (quinoa). This reflects their
importance to achieve food security in quantity and quality scale.
The year 2013 was exceptional for alternative crops as it was the
international year of quinoa celebrated by Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO). This reflects the importance of research
conducted on quinoa and other alternative crops in many regions of
the world.
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