Informing National Food and Water Security Policy through Water Footprint Assessment: the Case of Iran

Iran’s focus on food self-sufficiency has led to an emphasis on increasing water volumes available for irrigation with little attention to water use efficiency, and no attention at all to the role of consumption and trade. To better understand the development of water consumption in relation to food...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Karandish, Arjen. Y. Hoekstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/11/831