Energy and water are essential, inseparable, and inextricably linked resources that are
recognized as indispensable inputs to modern economic and national security …

Water management faces great challenges over the coming decades. Pressures include
stricter water-quality standards, increasing demand for water and the need to adapt to …

Irrigation is a land management practice with major environmental impacts. However, global
energy consumption and carbon emissions resulting from irrigation remain unknown. We …

Irrigation has always been central to the life and society in the plains of South Asia, ie, India,
Pakistan, southern Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India's water policy-making is yet to …

Concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere has been increasing rapidly
during the last century due to ever increasing anthropogenic activities resulting in significant …

China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and the agricultural sector
in China is responsible for 17–20% of annual emissions and 62% of total freshwater use …

India, the world's largest groundwater user, withdraws about 230‐billion‐m3 groundwater
annually for irrigation. Excessive groundwater pum** in India leads to rapid groundwater …

Dietary adjustment is widely recognized as an effective way to solve the environment/health
predicament, and a more sustainable diet is the final target. The environmental effects of the …

Abstract The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is claimed to make rice more sustainable
by increasing yields while reducing water demand. However, there remains a shortage of …

Technology innovations present an opportunity for the agricultural sector to leverage in-field
data and inform resource-demanding operations to ultimately promote Sustainable …