The virtual water concept has a considerable potential to help improve the productivity of
limited fresh water resources especially in the agriculture sector. Iran is the biggest producer …

Applying hydrological concepts, such as water footprint, economical water footprint, and
virtual water trade is necassary to improve water resource management. This study …

More than 32% of irrigated farmlands in Hormozgan is citrus orchards. Low precipitation,
shortage of fresh water resources and agricultural water loss in Hormozgan province has …

In recent years, the growth of population and increase of the industries around the tributaries
of Yamchi Dam basin have led to deterioration of dam water quality. This study aimed to …

In this study we estimate agricultural water footprint and its components from consumption
perspective in arid and semi-arid region like Iran. This study is based on blue water …

Unsustainable groundwater withdrawal is a major challenge facing semi-arid and arid
regions of the world, where groundwater is the primary source of irrigation water …

In this study, the water footprint (WF) and its components, the water footprint economic value
(WFEV), and the economic land productivity (ELP) for tomato cultivation in Iran were …

Introduction: Agriculture sector, as the key consumer of fresh water resources throughout the
world, is progressively more squeezed by the requirements ofother contemporary society …

Per capita Ecological Footprint (EF) or Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA), is a means of
comparing the consumption and lifestyles while checking this based on the nature's ability to …

Lack of adequate rainfall, lack of management and demand for water in arid and semi-arid
regions such as Qom, and also management of water resourcesin the agricultural sector …