Chapter 18. Agricultural Water Use: Water's Central Role in Our Food Supply
Storage for liquid cow manure, Lebanon, Connecticut. Manure can be safely applied to fields when the amount, timing, and manner of application are appropriate.
In this chapter, we tackle the water quantity and quality impacts of agriculture, which remains the largest water user both globally and in many regions. We address questions like these:
- How can agriculture become more sustainable from a water perspective, while still providing enough food for a growing population?
- Which foods have the largest water footprints?
- How can we make better use of both blue and green water in growing food?
- How does agriculture pollute water and soil, and how can we minimize those impacts?
A slideshow based on Chapter 18 (including all the figures and tables in the chapter) is available here and below.