Water is an essential resource for all life, but is extremely difficult to manage productively, sustainably and equitably.

Water security is a powerful concept that is still in its early days in the field of nutrition.

Explores key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change

Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change.

The world has been changing rapidly, and major issues surrounding agriculture have evolved as well. In fact, over the last several decades major shifts have occurred in the thinking on and practice of agricultural development.

Data on global agricultural production are usually available as statistics at administrative units, which does not give any diversity and spatial patterns; thus they are less informative for subsequent spatially explicit agricultural and environme

In this second report of the FABLE Consortium, country teams present 20 national pathways towards sustainable land-use and food systems (Figure A).

The challenge to produce more food to meet the growing world demand requires a careful, integrated and global approach, to secure the efficient use of land, water and energy at the global level, aimed at increasing productivity and food supply wit

A pesar de ser uno de los recursos más importantes para todos los seres vivos en el planeta, el agua dulce representa sólo el 3 porciento del suministro de agua de la Tierra, pero solamente el 0,5 por ciento es fácilmente accesible para los humano

Apesar de ser um dos recursos mais importantes para toda a vida na Terra, a água doce representa somente 3% da provisão de água do planeta, mas somente 0,5% está prontamente acessível para os seres humanos.

Bien qu’étant une des ressources les plus essentielles pour toute vie sur Terre, l’eau douce ne représente que 3% des ressources d’eau de la planète, et seulement 0,5% de cette eau douce est facilement accessible aux humains.

Despite being one of the most critical resources for all life on Earth, freshwater represents only 3 percent of the planet’s water supply, but only 0.5 percent is readily accessible to humans.

We now know that handwashing with soap for 20 seconds can fight the spread of coronavirus. For most of us accessing water is as simple as turning on the taps in our kitchens and toilets.

What will it take to achieve a level of irrigation investment sufficient to support sustainable agriculture for improved food security and nutrition?

FEW SECTORS HAVE clearer links to nutrition than agriculture. Most simply, of course, agriculture is a source of food.