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2007-06-03 13:20:23 · 4 answers · asked by amrit b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Agriculture
Take a look at this article. It will give you a good look at agriculture and water shortages world wide.
http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/Out/index.htm
A couple more references you may be interested in reading.
http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/nov/water.htm
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070311/news_1n11warming.html
2007-06-04 03:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by john h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know how plants grow and what they need to grow. You tell ME how a water shortage would affect this. Its not rocket science. Its just some common sense.
Then take it a step further to come up with what YOU might think would be good water conservation ideas.
2007-06-03 13:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shortage of water obviously effects the plant growth and finally the yield.
Solution to overcome this problem is sellection of drought resistant crop varieties.
2007-06-04 20:24:42 · answer #3 · answered by padma 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to get things to grow without water.
Artificially irrigated areas ( orchards in the Arizona desert, for example) may have to revert back to their natural state.
No rice production, for sure. The whole Asian continent will have to convert to potatoes, making it hard to feed everyone.
Solution:
Stop growing things in deserts through artificial water projects.
Convert sea water to fresh water.
Conserve, conserve, conserve.
2007-06-06 23:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by antje1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋