The Groundwater‒Energy‒Food Nexus in Iran’s Agricultural Sector: Implications for Water Security

This paper presents the first groundwater‒energy‒food (GEF) nexus study of Iran’s agronomic crops based on national and provincial datasets and firsthand estimates of agricultural groundwater withdrawal. We use agronomic crop production, water withdrawal, and energy consumption data to est...

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Main Authors: Atena Mirzaei, Bahram Saghafian, Ali Mirchi, Kaveh Madani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/9/1835