Water and Canadian agriculture : selected issues / by Gary Bowden and Marv Anderson.: En36-519/18E-PDF
"This paper reviews selected issues in water use in Canadian agriculture. Agriculture is a major consumptive user of water in Canada, and as production grows, water consmption may increase significantly - particularly for irrigated agriculture in the Prairie provinces. Associated with the expansion of agriculture across Canada are concerns about resource degradation-soil erosion and salinity, flow depletion, water quality deterioration, and adverse impacts from drainage. ... It should be, and the report recommends application of the federal benefit-cost guidelines to projects in which there is federal participation. It is also recommended that consistent standards and procedures for federalparticipation in water resources development in Canada be established"--Abstract.
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| Title | Water and Canadian agriculture : selected issues / by Gary Bowden and Marv Anderson. |
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| Publication type | Monograph - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
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| Description | 51 p. |
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