Almas, AAM and Scholz, M 2006, 'Agriculture and water resources crisis in Yemen: Need for sustainable agriculture' , Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 28 (3) , pp. 55-75.

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Abstract

Yemen's agriculture and water resources sectors are in a crisis. The water availability is 150 m3/cap/a. This compares with an average of 1250 m3/cap/a for the Middle East and North Africa. All surface water and groundwater resources are exploited beyond the level of recharge. The agriculture industry uses 93% of the potable water, and does not actively encourage sustainable water saving techniques. Qat (Catha edulis; recreational drug) cultivation uses 40% of the potable water. The water crisis could be mitigated by reducing qat production, and promoting water reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation. However, this is currently socially unacceptable.

Item Type:	Article
Themes:	Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Colleges and Schools > College of Science & Technology > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Civil Engineering Research Centre
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1044-0046
Depositing User:	Users 29196 not found.
Date Deposited:	31 May 2012 13:49
Last Modified:	31 May 2012 13:49
URI:	http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/22804

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