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Water Management and Agricultural Trade

Improved water management practices and trade in "virtual water" can help alleviate water scarcity, release water for more efficient uses, increase productivity, and ultimately reduce food prices for consumers. Investments in these areas...

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Main Authors:	Shetty, Shobha, Darghouth, Salah, Dinar, Ariel
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL WATER ASSET MANAGEMENT CHANNELS CIVIL SOCIETY CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE CROP DIVERSIFICATION DEFICIT IRRIGATION DOMESTIC USES DROUGHT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS EXPORT FARMERS FARMING FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER MINING IMPORTS IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IRRIGATION SCHEME IRRIGATION SYSTEMS MIDDLE EAST MOISTURE NORTH AFRICA PIPELINES PROGRAMS SALINITY TARIFF PEAKS WATER AVAILABILITY WATER CONSERVATION WATER HARVESTING WATER MANAGEMENT WATER POLICY WATER QUALITY WATER REQUIREMENTS WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS WATER SCARCITY WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER USE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/7009103/water-management-agricultural-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9638

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Summary:	Improved water management practices and trade in "virtual water" can help alleviate water scarcity, release water for more efficient uses, increase productivity, and ultimately reduce food prices for consumers. Investments in these areas can therefore drive growth and poverty reduction, both directly and indirectly- because they may reduce food costs and supply uncertainties, improve the diets of the rural and urban poor, raise and diversify incomes, provide employment and entrepreneurial opportunities both inside and outside cities, and induce smallholder farmers' productivity gains, which would increase their opportunities for wealth creation and better integrate them into local, national, and international markets.