Synthesis- The Comprehensive Assessment on Water Management in Agriculture

Contents of the book is shown below :

Part I: Setting the Scene • Introduction • Conceptual Framework • Part II: Trends and Scenarios • Benefits, Costs and Challenges of Managing Water for Agriculture • Investment Options for the Future • Part III: Integrating Issues • Water for Food to Fight Poverty • Policy and Institutional Reform Processes for Sustainable Agricultural Water Management • Agriculture, Water and Ecosystems • Pathways to Improving Water Productivity • Part IV: Thematic Chapters • Managing Water in Rainfed Agriculture • Re-inventing Irrigation • Groundwater Use in Agriculture: A Global Assessment of Scale and Significance for Food, Livelihoods and Nature • Agricultural Use of Marginal-quality Water Resources Presents Opportunities and Challenges • Inland Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Productivity • Integrating Water and Livestock Development • Rice: Feeding the Billions While Providing Unique Ecosystem Services • Conserving Land—Protecting Water • River Basin Development and Management • References, Index

The suggested citation for the book is:

Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture.  2007.  Water for Food, Water for Life: A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture.  London: Earthscan, and Colombo: International Water Management Institute. 

Chapter names, authors etc. could be obtained from the attached. 

Book Review

Review by Eric Viala of the CA Book in the online edition of Irrigation and Drainage Systems - Read Review

A review of the CA Book – Water for Food, Water for Life  - from Dr. Paul Ganderton, the Teaching Ecology Group's Book Review Editor - Read Review

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