In Spain, farmers and water user authorities have applied a variety of approaches in
modernizing irrigation systems to address the delicate balance between water and energy …

A growing international human population and rising living standards are increasing the
demand for agricultural products. Under higher pressure over natural resources …

In recent years, many modernization processes have been undertaken in irrigation districts
with the main objective to improve water use efficiency. In southern Spain, many irrigation …

Increasing of water use efficiency has been a key strategy for dealing with water scarcity in
semiarid countries. In Spain modernization of irrigation schemes has consisted in the …

Over the last decades, traditional olive production has been converted to intensive and
super-intensive cultivation systems, characterized by high plant density and irrigation …

Agriculture is one of the most energy intensive activities within the European Union. The
common absence of electric infrastructure in these rural settings has led to the need for in …

As a result of climate change, higher irrigation water demands are predicted in the future in
pressurized irrigation networks. This will result in larger energy requirements and greater …

In arid and semi-arid countries, the use of irrigation is essential to ensure agricultural
production. Irrigation water use is expected to increase in the near future due to several …

The evolution of water distribution systems to pressurized networks has improved water use
efficiency, but also significantly increased energy consumption. However, sustainable …

Changing from old open channel distribution systems to pressurized irrigation networks to
improve water use efficiency has involved an increase in energy consumption. As total …