Crop production is the biggest water user and key contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse
gas emissions. Increasing crop yields to ensure adequate food supply under water and land …

This study investigated the variability of agricultural drought severity, as depicted by
vegetation indices, and the bias in identifying drought events when considering a stationary …

The water footprint of a crop (WF) is a common metric for assessing agricultural water
consumption and productivity. To provide an update and methodological enhancement of …

Irrigation, one of the 28 agri-environmental indicators defined in the European Common
Agricultural Policy, is often neglected in agricultural nitrogen (N) budgets, while it can be a …

Owing to increasingly limited water resources, evaluating large-scale regional crop water
footprints (WFs) within acceptable errors is the basis for efficiency and productivity …

Crop production has the largest water footprint (WF) of all economic sectors and ranks as a
leading cause of water scarcity. Despite this, our understanding of historical changes in …

A comprehensive assessment of the regional water-saving potential (WSP) for crop
production is the foundation for setting targets, formulating strategies, and implementing …

The expansion of food production is becoming more important due to a rising world
population, which is relying on food security on regional and local scales. Intensive food …

Food and water are essential for life. A better understanding of the food–water nexus
requires the development of an integrated model that can simultaneously simulate food …

To cope with climate change, agricultural territories are forced to implement adaptation
strategies, including the implementation of irrigation infrastructures. These strategies are …