Productivity of water, capital and labor in apple cultivation

by LUIS GERERDO YÁÑEZ CHÁVEZ, José Luis Ríos Flores, Manuel de Jesus A. Ruiz-Esparza

Of all sectors of the economy, agriculture is the most sensitive to water scarcity, employing approximately 70% of global freshwater withdrawals, making it the sector with the most possibilities or options for adjustment (UN-Water, 2012). Water Footprint assessment contributes with a new perspective, in which total water needs are quantified and geographically localized (Aldaya et al., 2011). The water footprint concept was introduced as an analogy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6207672410
• ISBN13: 9786207672417
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"