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Reconciling water needs for food, the environment, energy and society – a quadrilemma facing the future of global irrigated agriculture

Code: 9781835451700
Publication date: 10/06/2024
Extent: 26 pages

Contributions by: Jerry W. Knox, Cranfield University, UK

Chapter synopsis:

Improving agricultural water management is widely viewed as being crucial to achieving a more environmentally sustainable, resilient and productive agro-food sector. However, how do we reconcile the needs of water for food production with those of the environment and for energy and society – a wicked quadrilemma facing the future of global irrigated agriculture. What needs to be done, and by whom, and what innovations are needed to deliver much-needed solutions to improve agricultural water resources management, allocation and efficiency? This chapter reviews potential solutions in areas such as water resources allocation for agriculture, improving on-farm agricultural practices, improving irrigation water resources management and how best to tackle future climate and water-related climate risks.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2023.0123.01
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Allocating water resources for agriculture: recognising the need for improved data and monitoring to support demand forecastin
  • 3 Improving on-farm agricultural practices through agronomy, plant science, soils, drainage and energy management
  • 4 Improving irrigation water resources management: understanding efficiency, supporting farmer-led collaboration, water sharin
  • 5 Future climate and water-related risks: the role of precision irrigation, management and technology to address the nexus chall
  • 6 Conclusions
  • 7 References

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