Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Towards a Water and Food Secure Future - Critical Perspectives for Policy-Makers

The aim of this paper is to provide policy-makers with a helpful overview of the technical and economic aspects of water use in agriculture, with particular emphasis on crop and livestock production. It was prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Water Council (WWC), in support to the High Level Panel on Water for Food Security held at the Seventh World Water Forum in Daegu, South Korea, April 2015.

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