Citation:
Jerry Knox, Keith Weatherhead, Juan Rodríguez
Díaz and Melvyn Kay. Developing a strategy to improve irrigation efficiency in a temperate climate: A
case study in England. Outlook on Agriculture, 2009, Volume 38, Issue 4, pp303-309.
Abstract:
Irrigation is an essential component of agricultural production in England, but
the water resources required are under intense pressure due to rising
competition, demands for greater environmental protection and the longer-term
threats from climate change. This paper describes the development of a water
strategy for agriculture to assure its future sustainability by reducing water
wastage and maximizing the benefit from the water used. Three themes have been
defined - working together, making best use of available water and developing a
knowledge base. The approaches described have international relevance to
countries where agricultural irrigation is an important component of water
abstraction.
