The Middle East and North Africa (MNA) region is one of the most water scarce regions in the world, with a regional annual average of 1,200 cubic meters per person (world average is close to 7,000). Water, not land, is now the limiting factor for improving agricultural production in the MNA region. Maximizing water productivity, not yield per unit of land, is, therefore, a better strategy for on-farm water management under such conditions. Raising...
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INFORMATION
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2006/07/01
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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37105
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2006/08/28
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Disclosed
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Water, food security and agricultural policy in the Middle East and North Africa region
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national policy need