Tropentag 2015 (eBook, PDF)

International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Management of land use systems for enhanced food security: conflicts, controversies and resolutions. Book of abstracts

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Produktbeschreibung

Large quantities of water are appropriated to produce the feed annually consumed in global livestock production. Rising concerns about increasing competition for water resources and projected increase in demand for livestock products make it imperative to look for strategies to sustainably increase livestock production, with water being one key natural resource to consider. Using a combination of different datasets, a mechanistic livestock model, and a dynamic vegetation model, we estimate the annual consumptive water use (CWU) in the global livestock sector associated with crops and fodder cultivated on cropland and grazed biomass from pastures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cuvillier Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 806
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783736980921
• Artikelnr.: 49152565