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LITERATURE REVIEW on EXCESSIVE USE OF WATER IN IRRIGATION Water is important on the development in the socio-economy and the healthy ecosystems. The presence of water in the world gives life to any of the living organisms in the ecosystem. It is necessary to have water for drinking purposes, food production and for irrigation. In using the water, agriculture is competing on other society like urban areas and industries. (Folkard Asch) In reaching the demand of food and fiber in the world, the irrigated agricultural area must be expanding. (Rhoades). Due to this demand the agriculture needs to produce more crops. We cannot stop agriculture on using water because it is essential on reaching and supplying on the demand on foods of the nation. Although they use more than three-fourths of country’s annual consumption we still need them to satisfy our needs. (14no). The water that is used in irrigation is not stored for reuse. (14no). Most type of irrigation was not managed to use
Water is Important on the Development in the Socio
LITERATURE REVIEW on EXCESSIVE USE OF WATER IN IRRIGATIONWater
is important on the development in the socio-economy and the
healthy ecosystems.The presence of water in the world gives life to
any of the living organisms in the ecosystem. It is necessary to
have water for drinking purposes, food production and for
irrigation. In using the water, agriculture is competing on other
society like urban areas and industries. (Folkard sch!In reaching
the demand of food and fiber in the world, the irrigated
agricultural area mustbe e"panding. (#hoades!. $ue to this demand
the agriculture needs to produce more crops. We cannot stop
agriculture on using water because it is essential on reaching and
supplying on the demand on foods of the nation. lthough they use
more than three-fourths of country%s annual consumption we still
need them to satisfy our needs. (&'no!.The water that is used
in irrigation is not stored for reuse. (&'no!. (ost type of
irrigation was not managed to use water efficiently. Farmers are
applying water in irrigation and irrigation interval that they are
applying doesn%t follow on the technical criteria. (). *endirli,
+valuation ofagricultural water use,-ase study for *i.ilirmak,
/001!. That is why the available water for irrigation was
decreasing because of the depletion on the water on the rivers and
the wells. (&'no!. The effects of misusing of the water for
irrigation will be the profit breakdown and the water will lose its
good 2uality. )ecause of using insecticides and pesticides in order
to eliminatethe insects and pests that are destroying the crops,
the water will be polluted. (&'no!.Bibliography(n.d.).
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