@article{3930108, note = {Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-178).}, url = {http://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3930108}, title = {The state of food and agriculture., 2020,: Overcoming water challenges in agriculture}, publisher = {Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,}, abstract = {Intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Thus, urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. Irrigated agriculture remains by far the largest user of freshwater, but scarcity of freshwater is a growing problem owing to increasing demand and competition for freshwater resources. At the same time, rainfed agriculture is facing increasing precipitation variability driven by climate change. These trends will exacerbate disputes among water users and inequality in access to water, especially for small-scale farmers, the rural poor and other vulnerable populations.}, recid = {3930108}, pages = {xxvii, 178 p. :}, address = {Rome :. 2020}, year = {2020}, }