Field guide to improve crop water productivity in small-scale agriculture

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Environmental flows in support of sustainable intensification of agriculture in the Letaba River Basin, South Africa

“…The limited water-saving techniques have the potential to threaten e-flows as the demand for water is likely to increase with expanding agriculture. According to Salman et al (2020), increasing productivity per unit of water used is an appropriate strategy to protect water resources. Water-saving techniques increase the productivity of agricultural water use in a sustainable manner as water resources use is minimized.…”