Assessing the Blue and Green Water Footprint of Lucerne for Milk Production in South Africa

The Global Water Footprint Standard approach was used to calculate the volumetric blue and green water footprint indicator for lucerne production as important feed for dairy cows in a major lucerne production region in South Africa. The degree of sustainability of water use then was assessed by comp...

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Main Authors: Morne E. Scheepers, Henry Jordaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/1/49