The demand for fresh water is on the increase, and the irrigation industry in Australia is
looking to a future with less water. Irrigation consumes the bulk of the water extracted from …

Farming accounts for approximately 70 percent of freshwater withdrawals worldwide, and it
often constitutes the lowest value use of freshwater. Where water is scarce, advanced …

Water scarcity, limited land resources and global warming are the most challenging issues
facing sustainable agricultural development, and modern agriculture requires efficient and …

Over the past decade, Australia has been buying water entitlements and subsidising
irrigation infrastructure to reallocate water from consumptive to environmental purposes in …

With the escalating uncertainties and surprises faced in responding to environmental and
natural resource challenges has come growing recognition of the need to manage such …

We examine water governance in the Murray-Darling Basin using the frameworks of rent-
seeking and regulatory capture. These frameworks are used to evaluate two government …

The concept of institutional path dependence offers useful ways of understanding the
trajectories of water policy reforms and how past institutional arrangements, policy …

Abstract Irrigation development in Sub-Saharan Africa has lagged significantly behind that in
other developing countries. Consequently, economic development and food security are …

The government's supportive policies in the agricultural sector may provide some goals
intended by policymakers; however, they may have environmental, social, and sometimes …

The fourth industrial revolution in agriculture seeks the automation of traditional practices,
using modern smart technologies. Advances in electronics, computation and the internet of …