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Towards sustainable irrigated Mediterranean agriculture: implications for water conservation in semi-arid environments

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  • Iván Francisco García-Tejero
  • Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo
  • José Luis Muriel-Fernández

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Water scarcity is a threat to food production systems, with appropriate water management being a major part of the solution. From the adoption of the European Water Framework Directive to the latest proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy Horizon 2020, the strategic lines for establishing a balance between agriculture and water resources in the European Union have been defined, including an emphasis on water pricing. This paper discusses the situation of irrigated agriculture in semi-arid areas such as southern Spain in terms of water scarcity, highlighting the main advantages and disadvantages of water-pricing policies as a solution to more sustainable irrigation management.

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  • Iván Francisco García-Tejero & Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo & José Luis Muriel-Fernández, 2014. "Towards sustainable irrigated Mediterranean agriculture: implications for water conservation in semi-arid environments," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(5), pages 635-648, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:39:y:2014:i:5:p:635-648
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2014.931753
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