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.
Citation
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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