Irrigated agriculture accounts for∼ 90% of anthropogenic freshwater consumption, is
deployed on 22% of cultivated land, and provides 40% of global food production. Expanding …

Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and
energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human population. Water plays an …

Water scarcity raises major concerns on the sustainable future of humanity and the
conservation of important ecosystem functions. To meet the increasing food demand without …

The eighteenth-century Malthusian prediction of population growth outstrip** food
production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land expansions since …

Producing enough food to meet the needs of a growing population has always been the
greatest concern of food policy-makers around the world. Given the increasing attention to …

Abstract Background Adamitulu Jido Komoblcha is one of the districts located in lowland
areas of the Oromia region with irrigation potentials of 14,000 hectares out of which only …

In the literature, a lot of information is available about climate change perceptions and
impacts in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited attention in the region to emerging …

Diverse agricultural technologies are promoted to increase yields and incomes, save time,
improve food and nutritional security, and even empower women. Yet a gender gap in …

As planetary boundaries are rapidly being approached, humanity has little room for
additional expansion and conventional intensification of agriculture, while a growing world …

Water is a major factor limiting crop production in many regions around the world. Irrigation
can greatly enhance crop yields, but the local availability and timing of freshwater resources …