Optimisation of Water Use in Agriculture

Water scarcity, together with the increasing global demand for water in many sectors, including agriculture, has turned out to be a global concern. A growing world population and the adverse impacts of climate change lead to an increasing competition for water use by industrial and domestic uses and agriculture for food production. Various irrigation and moisture control techniques have been adopted to improve water use efficiency for crop production, reduce the damage caused by drought and the water use for agriculture.