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Water Re-Use: Agriculture and Urban Water Management in a Recycling Society

Year of publication 2012

Pages 2

Author Land and Water Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical book

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This fact sheet explains how water can be used in the city and reused in agriculture in a way that benefits both farmers and city dwellers. Water reuse in agriculture has numerous advantages for all the parties involved as it provides a year round supply of water, together with nutrients and organic matter, to support crop production; providing food, income and employment to cities and improving urban landscape. In addition, well managed water reuse can lessen the pollution load on d ownstream watercourses.

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