According to the World Water Development Report:
-- Using treated wastewater could ease the water crisis. Farmers already use this resource for about 10 per cent of irrigated land in developing countries and could use more. With proper treatment, it can actually improve soil fertility;
-- Food security is improving globally. Per capita food consumption in developing countries rose from 2,054 kcal per day in 1965 to 2,681 in 1998;
-- Pastures and crops take up 37 per cent of the Earth’s land area; and
-- About 10 per cent of the world’s irrigated lands have been damaged by waterlogging and salinization because of poor drainage and irrigation practices.
-- Using treated wastewater could ease the water crisis. Farmers already use this resource for about 10 per cent of irrigated land in developing countries and could use more. With proper treatment, it can actually improve soil fertility;
-- Food security is improving globally. Per capita food consumption in developing countries rose from 2,054 kcal per day in 1965 to 2,681 in 1998;
-- Pastures and crops take up 37 per cent of the Earth’s land area; and
-- About 10 per cent of the world’s irrigated lands have been damaged by waterlogging and salinization because of poor drainage and irrigation practices.