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Role and importance of agriculture in Nepalese economy
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Water resources, water management, plan, policy and performance on water resources of Nepal
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Learn Nepalese Agriculture Development and Policy with Rahul

Water in food production:

  • In round the world, agriculture uses 69% of water resources, 23% by industry and 8% by households.
  • In developing countries, the store of water fro agriculture is 90%.
  • Globally, 90% of the increased food production in the next 25 years is expected to come from already utilized area
  • The main challenge of the future is to achieve “more crop per drop” by raising water productivity and avoiding mismanagement.
  • In arid regions, water can be imported as “virtual water”.
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