Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

 

Date of this Version

2021

Document Type

Article

Citation

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 2021, VOL. 37, NO. 1, 137–161

https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2019.1576508

Comments

"Open access"

Abstract

Concern over increasing water scarcity has led to the introduction of the concept of agricultural water productivity and an emphasis on interventions to achieve ‘more crop per drop’. Yet, a strong debate continues on how the concept is to be defined and used. Drawing largely from the irrigation literature, the origins of the concept and its methodological developments are reviewed, and its use in applied work over two decades is discussed. Based on this analysis of conceptual and applied research, key insights into the concept’s contributions and limitations are presented, as well as opportunities for further refinements.

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