Agricultural Production and Groundwater Conservation

Examples of Good Practices in Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Environmental, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
Cover of the book Agricultural Production and Groundwater Conservation by Frank van Steenbergen, Frank Radstake, Fan Guisheng, Zhang Wenzhong, Asian Development Bank
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Author: Frank van Steenbergen, Frank Radstake, Fan Guisheng, Zhang Wenzhong ISBN: 9789292576141
Publisher: Asian Development Bank Publication: November 1, 2016
Imprint: Asian Development Bank Language: English
Author: Frank van Steenbergen, Frank Radstake, Fan Guisheng, Zhang Wenzhong
ISBN: 9789292576141
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Publication: November 1, 2016
Imprint: Asian Development Bank
Language: English

Climate change and declining water resources threaten food production systems worldwide, increasing the need for efficient agricultural processes. The Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China has been experiencing declining groundwater tables since 1956. This publication provides examples of how the Asian Development Bank's development support met the rising challenges in water security, food production, and climate change faced by communities in the Shanxi Province. It describes initiatives in four counties in the Shanxi Province selected as pilot areas, where traditional farmers learned modern methods of groundwater use and management. As a result, options for more sustainable use of groundwater were introduced, while farm labor was reduced, crop yields increased, and water was used more efficiently.

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Climate change and declining water resources threaten food production systems worldwide, increasing the need for efficient agricultural processes. The Shanxi Province of the People's Republic of China has been experiencing declining groundwater tables since 1956. This publication provides examples of how the Asian Development Bank's development support met the rising challenges in water security, food production, and climate change faced by communities in the Shanxi Province. It describes initiatives in four counties in the Shanxi Province selected as pilot areas, where traditional farmers learned modern methods of groundwater use and management. As a result, options for more sustainable use of groundwater were introduced, while farm labor was reduced, crop yields increased, and water was used more efficiently.

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