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Water-food-energy nexus : optimal use of water and energy for crop production
Joint Authors
al-Jafi, Inas
Grigg, Neil
Reagan, Waskom
Source
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.131-144, 14 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Water, food, energy are inextricably connected.
As the largest user of water agriculture accounts for about 70% of the total water withdrawals globally.
Food production and supply also consume about 30% of total global energy.
Given the water-food-energy interconnections, integrated planning, policy and management are required for the food production system where the nexus approach can be applied.
The current study presents a method for applying the water-food-energy nexus approach to optimize water and energy use for food crop production.
A water-food-energy nexus index was used as an objective function, and its derivation was explained.
A linear optimization approach is used to maximize the water-food-energy nexus index.
This leads to a multi-objective optimization approach which proposes an optimal cropping pattern to save water and energy and increase the agricultural net return.
A case study from Egypt was applied to illustrate the benefits of the proposed method.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Jafi, Inas& Grigg, Neil& Reagan, Waskom. 2016. Water-food-energy nexus : optimal use of water and energy for crop production. Arab Water Council Journal،Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.131-144.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1222179
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Jafi, Inas…[et al.]. Water-food-energy nexus : optimal use of water and energy for crop production. Arab Water Council Journal Vol. 7, no. 2 (Dec. 2016), pp.131-144.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1222179
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Jafi, Inas& Grigg, Neil& Reagan, Waskom. Water-food-energy nexus : optimal use of water and energy for crop production. Arab Water Council Journal. 2016. Vol. 7, no. 2, pp.131-144.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1222179
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 141-144
Record ID
BIM-1222179