Water Footprint, Blue Water Scarcity, and Economic Water Productivity of Irrigated Crops in Peshawar Basin, Pakistan

Pakistan possesses the fourth largest irrigation network in the world, serving 20.2 million hectares of cultivated land. With an increasing irrigated area, Pakistan is short of freshwater resources and faces severe water scarcity and food security challenges. This is the first comprehensive study on...

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Main Authors: Tariq Khan, Hamideh Nouri, Martijn J. Booij, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Hizbullah Khan, Ihsan Ullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/9/1249