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    Agricultural Production and Groundwater Conservation: Examples of Good Practices in Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China

    Steenbergen, Frank van; Radstake, Frank; Guisheng, Fan; Wenzhong, Zhang | November 2016
    Abstract
    Climate change and declining water resources threaten food production systems worldwide, increasing the need for efficient agricultural processes. The Shanxi Province of the People’s Republic of China has been experiencing declining groundwater tables since 1956. This publication provides examples of how the Asian Development Bank’s development support met the rising challenges in water security, food production, and climate change faced by communities in the Shanxi Province. It describes initiatives in four counties in the Shanxi Province selected as pilot areas, where traditional farmers learned modern methods of groundwater use and management. As a result, options for more sustainable use of groundwater were introduced, while farm labor was reduced, crop yields increased, and water was used more efficiently.
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    Steenbergen, Frank van; Radstake, Frank; Guisheng, Fan; Wenzhong, Zhang. 2016. Agricultural Production and Groundwater Conservation: Examples of Good Practices in Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6800.
    PDF ISBN
    978-92-9257-613-4
    ISSN
    978-92-9257-614-1
    Keywords
    Economic development
    Climatic change
    Climatic influence
    Greenhouse effect
    Investment analysis
    Hydrography
    Hydrogeology
    Climate
    Climate change
    Surface Water
    Water
    Water Supply
    Climate impacts assessment
    Coastal Waters
    Water Tables
    Water Infrastructure
    Adaptation
    Investment
    Drainage systems
    Finance
    Cooperation
    Climate change mitigation
    Floods
    Sea water
    Seas
    Global warming
    Climatic factor
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11540/6800
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    Author
    Steenbergen, Frank van
    Radstake, Frank
    Guisheng, Fan
    Wenzhong, Zhang
    Theme
    Climate
    Water

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