Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water. However, water levels are declining in many rivers and aquifers that function as key resources for agricultural producers, particularly in the Western U.S. Those declines threaten food supplies as well as critical ecosystems.
A new review paper led by researchers at Colorado State University examines six strategies for addressing the challenge of water scarcity.
"There is no simple solution," said Thomas Borch, professor in CSU's Department of Soil and Crop Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry and the paper's principal investigator and a senior author. "But the systems-based approach we discuss in our paper offers a strong foundation for building a more sustainable and effective water management strategy."
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