Supplementary material to "Modeling the integrated framework of complex water resources system considering economic development, ecological protection, and food production: A practical tool for water management"

As a basic industry for national development, the development of agriculture will reduce food insecurity, get rid of resource dependence and achieve broader development. This paper constructs a four-dimensional measurement system of food production, economic development, ecological protection, and social progress by considering food security. Comprehensive agricultural development in Sichuan Province from 2004 to 2018 was evaluated by using improved entropy method and coupling coordination degree model (CCD). The study found that: (1) From 2004 to 2018, comprehensive development of the four subsystems in Sichuan agriculture are different, ecological protection (9.62%) > social progress (3.34%)> economic development (2.61%)> food production (-0.44%); (2) The comprehensive development level of agriculture in Sichuan Province had been continuously improved from 2004 to 2018, with obvious phase characteristics; (3) The coordination development among subsystems advanced in volatility, which is adjusted from the medium to the optimal level of coordination. Finally, based on the above conclusions, Sichuan agricultural sustainable development can be improved from the perspective of food production, economic development and social progress on the basis of ecological protection.

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Use of land in a water fund in modern conditions

Interdepartmental thematic scientific collection "Agriculture" ◽

10.31073/zem.92.26-29 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (92) ◽

pp. 26-29

Author(s):

K.I. Ryzhova ◽

V.M. Mandzyk

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Land Use ◽

Economic Development ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Use ◽

Financial Support ◽

Private Enterprise ◽

The State ◽

Institutional System

The article deals with issues of management and financial support land use water resources Ukraine in terms of decentralization. It was established that one of the obstacles to decentralization in Ukraine is the lack of necessary funding infrastructure upgrades lands of water fund. The necessity of reforming the institutional system of water use on the lands of water fund, through the implementation of new institutional forms of economic development, water resources, focused on the water and agricultural needs of communities. In particular, they provide for the establishment of partnerships between the state and private enterprise entities and ensure diversification of investment water management and protection projects.

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Water Management for Sustainable Food Production

Water ◽

10.3390/w12030778 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 778

Author(s):

Narayanan Kannan ◽

Aavudai Anandhi

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Quality ◽

Water Resources ◽

Irrigation Water ◽

Food Production ◽

Rainwater Harvesting ◽

Population Increase ◽

Special Issue ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Sustainable Food Production

The agricultural community has a challenge of increasing food production by more than 70% to meet demand from the global population increase by the mid-21st century. Sustainable food production involves the sustained availability of resources, such as water and energy, to agriculture. The key challenges to sustainable food production are population increase, increasing demands for food, climate change, and climate variability, decreasing per capita land and water resources. To discuss more details on (a) the challenges for sustainable food production and (b) mitigation options available, a special issue on “Water Management for Sustainable Food Production” was assembled. The special issue focused on issues such as irrigation using brackish water, virtual water trade, allocation of water resources, consequences of excess precipitation on crop yields, strategies to increase water productivity, rainwater harvesting, irrigation water management, deficit irrigation, and fertilization, environmental and socio-economic impacts, and irrigation water quality. Articles covered several water-related issues across the U.S., Asia, Middle-East, Africa, and Pakistan for sustainable food production. The articles in the special issue highlight the substantial impacts on agricultural production, water availability, and water quality in the face of increasing demands for food and energy.

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Water management and food production in China and India: a comparative assessment

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2005.0039 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 643-663 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ximing Cai ◽

Mark W. Rosegrant

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Food Production ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Comparative Assessment ◽

The Other ◽

China And India ◽

Common Problems

China and India have different climatic and hydrologic features, which characterize their agricultural production; they have experienced different water resources development in supporting their agriculture. In this paper, we try to indicate diversified water management strategies for China and India based on comparisons between the two countries. We also address their common problems and perspectives in water management and agriculture. This paper concludes that China's major challenge is to improve irrigation by more efficient use of water. On the other hand, India may have a greater potential in irrigating more land, improving rainfed crop yields, as well as creating efficient use of water.

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Water Management in Agricultural Production, the Economy, and Venezuelan Society

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ◽

10.3389/fsufs.2020.624066 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Alejandra Moreno-Pizani

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Food Production ◽

Food Systems ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Surface Water Resources ◽

Production Processes ◽

Influence Of Water ◽

Main Production

The availability of water resources has a direct impact on the economy of a country and the development of the main production processes, from agriculture, irrigation, and food production, to energy generation and water supply. The regional economic and social development is influenced by an adequate management of water resources because it stimulates the economy by expanding and ability to provide water for multiple uses, directly impacting on the generation of employment the improving the quality of life of the population. Venezuela has abundant surface water resources in the large basins. The northern part of Venezuela, where the highest percentage of the population and the main economic activities are based, face a severe water scarcity. Irrigation systems under public sector administration are characterized by large budgetary restrictions, with works for rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance generally carried out with inefficient results, due to lack of adequate technical supervision. There is a gap of official information that allows highlight the crisis that the agricultural sector has faced in the last decade. Another, very important aspect is Venezuela's severe energy crisis which began to present a deficit of electric power generation that has been alarmingly evident since 2009, which has worsened for more than a decade, causing the lack of electricity supply in large regions of the country for periods of time exceeding 100 h, contributing to aggravate the country's economic crisis. Due to the situation described, Venezuelan food systems have been seriously affected mainly by the advanced deterioration of irrigation infrastructure and the water availability on production processes. This paper explores and analyses the influence of water management on production Venezuelan economics and society, focus in three pillars representing the qualitative and quantitative relationships of water management and its impact on the system considering the aspects related to the sustainability of Venezuelan agri-food systems, analyzing the fundamental aspects for food production, main indicators related to the national economy, addressing the challenges to ensure food security.

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Management and Utilization Strategy of Water Resources for Rice Production

Bangladesh Rice Journal ◽

10.3329/brj.v25i1.55178 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 37-50

Author(s):

MB Hossain ◽

M Maniruzzaman ◽

AKMS Islam ◽

MU Salam ◽

MS Kabir

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Food Production ◽

Dry Season ◽

Rice Cultivation ◽

Land Productivity ◽

North West ◽

South Central ◽

West Region ◽

Boro Rice

Declination of available water resources is threatening the dry season crop production in Bangladesh. Sustainable water management is crucial need to meet future food production. This study was aimed to determine futuristic water management strategy for rice cultivation. Both surface and groundwater is getting scarce in north-west region, whereas abundant of fresh surface water creating opportunities to irrigate dry season crops in south-central region. This study has outlined irrigation management for rice cultivation and groundwater utilization in water scarce area of north-west region. More than 75% of annual rainfall occurred during monsoon and crops other than monsoon often faced water shortage. Timely establishment of T. Aus rice on 01 May accounted average 183 mm supplemental irrigation for north-west and south-west region. Transplanting of T. Aman rice before 24 July found the low risk period of drought and gave about 1 t ha-1 yield advantage than late transplanting after 15 October. Supplemental irrigation in drought year gave up to 26% yield advantage than the rain-fed condition of T. Aman rice in experimental plot. Over exploitation of groundwater by famers for crop cultivation makes the groundwater status worsen. Farmers used 38% excess water than the actual requirement for Boro rice cultivation. For that annual groundwater withdrawal was higher than annual recharge causing groundwater level depletion in most of the districts. Groundwater table went below suction limit of shallow tubewell (STW) during dry season and thus it become unable to operate. Improved distribution system with plastic pipe, buried pipe could save about 25% of irrigation water. Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation method saved 20-25% water than farmer’s practice. Application of these on-farm water management technologies in Boro rice reduced water demand and made the groundwater balance positive as well as reduced the groundwater withdrawal pressure. On the contrary, irrigation with less saline surface water resources in river and canals of south central regions could expand Boro production and increased land productivity. Intervention of low lift pump with plastic pipe distribution in non-saline tidal areas could increase land productivity. Besides, trapped freshwater in to the canals inside the polders and re-excavation of these canals would make crop intensification. Thus, additional food production could help to achieve sustainable development goal and sustained food security. Bangladesh Rice J. 25 (1) : 37-50, 2021

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Water scarcity under various socio-economic pathways and its potential effects on food production in the Yellow River basin

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ◽

10.5194/hess-21-791-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 791-804 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Yuanyuan Yin ◽

Qiuhong Tang ◽

Xingcai Liu ◽

Xuejun Zhang

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Economic Development ◽

Water Resources ◽

21St Century ◽

Water Scarcity ◽

Food Production ◽

Yellow River ◽

The Yellow River ◽

Socio Economic Development ◽

Water Withdrawals

Abstract. Increasing population and socio-economic development have put great pressure on water resources of the Yellow River (YR) basin. The anticipated climate and socio-economic changes may further increase water stress. Many studies have investigated the changes in renewable water resources under various climate change scenarios, but few have considered the joint pressure from both climate change and socio-economic development. In this study, we assess water scarcity under various socio-economic pathways with emphasis on the impact of water scarcity on food production. The water demands in the 21st century are estimated based on the newly developed shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs) and renewable water supply is estimated using the climate projections under the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 scenario. The assessment predicts that the renewable water resources would decrease slightly then increase. The domestic and industrial water withdrawals are projected to increase in the next a few decades and then remain at the high level or decrease slightly during the 21st century. The increase in water withdrawals will put the middle and lower reaches in a condition of severe water scarcity beginning in the next a few decades. If 40 % of the renewable water resources were used to sustain ecosystems, a portion of irrigated land would have to be converted to rain-fed agriculture, which would lead to a 2–11 % reduction in food production. This study highlights the links between water, food and ecosystems in a changing environment and suggests that trade-offs should be considered when developing regional adaptation strategies.

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Livestock and water in developing countries with an emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200021682 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2007 ◽

pp. 265-265

Author(s):

DG Peden

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Water Resources ◽

Research And Development ◽

Food Production ◽

Popular Literature ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

British Society ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Sub Saharan

Projected increased demand for food in developing countries over the next 30 years implies a correspondingly great need for additional agricultural water unless integrated research and development can achieve much higher water-use efficiencies. Without appropriate innovations in water management, poor access, quality and supply will continue to constrain food production. A global consortium recently completed the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management and Agriculture (CA 2007) and identified many options for overcoming water-related constraints to sustainable food production in developing countries. Historically, research and development of water resources has neglected the potential benefits and impacts of livestock. Apart from drinking water, livestock professionals have not given adequate attention to the use of and impact of domestic animals on water and related environmental health. In the absence of good science, popular literature is often highly critical of livestock production because of its perceived excess depletion of vital water resources. The CA uniquely attempted to address this issue (Peden 2007). This paper summarizes the CA’s findings about livestock for the benefit of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) and the wider livestock research community.

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Modeling the integrated framework of complex water resources system considering economic development, ecological protection, and food production: A practical tool for water management

10.5194/hess-2020-461 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yaogeng Tan ◽

Zengchuan Dong ◽

Sandra M. Guzman ◽

Xinkui Wang ◽

Wei Yan

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Economic Development ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Allocation ◽

Ecological Awareness ◽

Multi Objective ◽

Ecological Protection ◽

Food Productivity ◽

Coevolution Process ◽

Allocation Decisions

Abstract. The rapid increase of population and urbanization is accelerating the consumption of the water resources that play an essential role in economic development, ecological protection, and food productivity (EEF). This study developed an integrated modeling framework to better identify the dynamic interaction, coevolution process, and feedback loops of the nexus across EEF systems by incorporating the multi-objective optimization and system dynamic (SD) models. The multi-objective model optimizes the water allocation decisions considering the adaptive status of both the whole system and each agent, while the SD model discloses the dynamics of the coevolution process and reciprocal feedback of the EEF system. The framework is applied to the Upper Reaches of Guijiang River Basin, China, in the context of interconnected systems considering the agents of economic development, ecological protection, and food productivity. Results show that the proposed framework enables the optimal water allocation decisions in each time step, and the SD model can adequately reveal the coevolution process and reciprocal feedback that differs in different stages in integrated, dynamic ways. The rapid economic growth intensifies the ecological awareness that cannot support such rapid development because of the conflict between environment and economic water uses. Once the economic growth rate decreased, water resources are able to support economic development because the ecological awareness is alleviated in this respect. The different water usages demonstrate the competitive mechanism, and the river ecological agent is the critical factor that affects the robustness of the model. The equal consideration of each water usage is the most beneficial to sustainable development. These results highlight the importance of water resources management considering multiple stakeholders and tradeoffs and give an insight into future dynamic changes of complex water systems.

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