Title: Agricultural Water Problems and Solutions – What You Need To Know | Wake Up World
Headings: Agricultural Water Problems and Solutions – What You Need To Know
Agricultural Water Problems and Solutions – What You Need To Know
Defining the Agricultural Water Problem
Causes of Agricultural Water Problem
Poor Planning on Water Usage
Chemical Usage and Poor Waste Management
Competition for Water Resources
Per capita water availability by region, 1950-2000
Absence of Trace Minerals
Effects of Agricultural Water Problems
Accessibility and Health Challenges
Endangers Aquatic Life
Low Productivity in Irrigated Lands
Solving the Agricultural Water Problem
Government Regulations
Encourage Organic Farming
Encourage Sustainable Agriculture
Encourage Water Catchment
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Content: In major basins, the quality of surface water is deteriorating rapidly as a result of chemical usage in soils in the form of fertilizer and exposure to other industrial and urban waste. In addition, groundwater gets polluted as a result of contaminated surface water seeping into the ground. Aquifers are increasingly losing their ability to hold water due to over-exploitation and reduction of forested land to facilitate recharging of ground water. Causes of Agricultural Water Problem
Poor Planning on Water Usage
In many cases, commercial farmers use unsustainable agricultural practices that do not involve allocation of water for various uses. This leads to wastage of huge amounts of water on a daily basis. Though in any country irrigation projects are meant to be heavily subsidized economic projects, the failure to recognize that water is increasingly scarce and the most valuable resource hampers efforts to effectively plan for usage of available resources to generate maximum outputs. This is of great concern considering the fact that the source of water is limited. Chemical Usage and Poor Waste Management
The main source of water pollution is commercial farming. This is mainly as a result of storage and disposal of animal waste and manure leaking into water bodies such as rivers. Other than that, manure is sprayed onto fields and agricultural farms as a fertilizer but the soil can only absorb a certain amount.