Sustainable development, poverty eradication and reducing inequalities

J Roy, P Tscharket, H Waisman, S Abdul Halim… - 2018 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Soil as a basic nexus tool: soils at the center of the food–energy–water nexus

R Lal, RH Mohtar, AT Assi, R Ray, H Baybil… - Current Sustainable …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Soil is the medium for plant growth and the substrate for all
biogeochemical and biogeophysical processes. Soil's unique natural organization forms the …

Groundwater depletion and degradation in the North China Plain: Challenges and mitigation options

J Du, Y Laghari, YC Wei, L Wu, AL He, GY Liu… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Groundwater is an important natural resource in the North China Plain (NCP) with high
economic benefits and social significance. It fulfills 60% of drinking and 70% of irrigation …

Reduced groundwater use and increased grain production by optimized irrigation scheduling in winter wheat–summer maize double cropping system—A 16-year field …

X Yang, G Wang, Y Chen, P Sui, S Pacenka… - Field Crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimizing irrigation strategies to increase water utilization efficiency and achieve higher
yield is vital for balancing groundwater use and improving food security during water …

Straw incorporation increases crop yield and soil organic carbon sequestration but varies under different natural conditions and farming practices in China: a system …

X Han, C Xu, JAJ Dungait, R Bol, X Wang, W Wu… - …, 2018 - bg.copernicus.org
Loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) from agricultural soils is a key indicator of soil degradation
associated with reductions in net primary productivity in crop production systems worldwide …

Optimizing irrigation for winter wheat to maximize yield and maintain high-efficient water use in a semi-arid environment

Y You, P Song, X Yang, Y Zheng, L Dong… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimizing irrigation scheduling is vital in maintaining high crop yield and sustainable water
use in water-limited regions worldwide. In this study, a 4-year field experiment (2016–2020) …

China's food security situation and key questions in the new era: A perspective of farmland protection

X Liang, X Jin, B Han, R Sun, W Xu, H Li, J He… - Journal of Geographical …, 2022 - Springer
As the world's largest developing country, the ability of China's agricultural resource
utilization to effectively support the current and future food security goals has been affected …

Optimizing irrigation strategies to synchronously improve the yield and water productivity of winter wheat under interannual precipitation variability in the North China …

J Zhao, T Han, C Wang, H Jia, AW Worqlul… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
The optimization of irrigation strategies with the goal of increasing water utilization efficiency
and achieving higher yield is an important farming practice that helps balance groundwater …

Application of water-energy-food nexus approach for optimal tillage and irrigation management in intensive wheat-maize double cropping system

Y Zhang, J Cui, X Liu, H Liu, Y Liu, X Jiang, Z Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Demand for water, energy and food is increasing driven by a rising global population,
changing diets, warming climate and economic growth. Wheat-maize double cropping …

Tillage practices offset wheat yield reductions under limited irrigation regime in the North China Plain

D Zhang, D Li, H Wang, H Li, R Li, WD Batchelor… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water shortage is becoming the most important limiting factor for wheat production in many
regions such as the North China Plain (NCP). The highly intensive production of grain yield …