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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| Ministère/Organisme | Canada. Environment Canada. Canada. Inquiry on Federal Water Policy. |
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| Titre | Water and Canadian agriculture : selected issues / by Gary Bowden and Marv Anderson. |
| Titre de la série | Research paper / Inquiry on Federal Water Policy ; # 18 |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | "April 1985." Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada] Bibliography: p. 47-50. Includes abstract in French. |
| Information sur la publication | Ottawa : Inquiry on Federal Water Policy, 1985. |
| Auteur / Contributeur | Bowden, Gary. Anderson, Marv. |
| Description | 51 p. |
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| Descripteurs | Water use Agriculture Water management |
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