Conservation tillage
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryZambia
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryMoldova
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountryMoldova
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountryMoldova
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryMoldova
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountryGeorgia
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryMoldova
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountrySudan
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SectorsObjective
Description
Improving irrigation efficiency aims at minimizing water use within the agricultural sector while continuing to maintain optimal crop productivity rates. Water (and energy) efficient irrigation also provides a number of environmental and socio-economic benefits. High irrigation efficiency is becoming increasingly important due to the current decrease in available water resources and growing populations that drive expansion of agricultural activities.
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SectorsObjective
Agricultural ecosystems hold large carbon reserves (IPCC, 2001a), mostly in soil organic matter.Historically, these systems have lost more than 50 Pg Carbon, but some of this carbon lost can be recovered through improved management, thereby withdrawing atmospheric CO2 (Paustian et al., 1998; Lal, 1999, 2004a).