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Water quality management for sustainable agricultural development
Author(s) -
Kandiah A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1990.tb00364.x
Subject(s) - irrigation , sustainability , agriculture , irrigation management , context (archaeology) , business , yield (engineering) , water resource management , farm water , water quality , environmental science , sustainable agriculture , agricultural productivity , sustainable development , environmental planning , water conservation , agricultural economics , geography , agronomy , economics , ecology , materials science , archaeology , political science , law , metallurgy , biology
This paper presents an analysis of water quality management in the context of increased and sustainable agricultural production through irrigation. Irrigation practices for optimum yield and sustainability are examined as are the environmental and health aspects of irrigation farming.