(PDF) Water Conservation for Agriculture

   

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Running head: WATER CONSERVATION ISSUE IN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITYWater Conservation Issue in Agricultural CommunityName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1Water Conservation Issue in Agricultural CommunityTopic- WATER CONSERVATION ISSUE IN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITYThe farming industry is facing various kinds of problems environmentally. The basicproblems are related to water, soil, weather,sunlight. The increasing demand for waterconsumption globally has threatened the biodiversity and water supply. Although it is true thatalong with the population and economic growth, the demand for water has also grown. However,there are more major causes affecting the growth of plants in agriculture community. Waterconservation is not the most important issue facing the agricultural community today. It isexpected that if there is no measures taken for water conservation then there will be a hugescarcity of water in the future. The essay discusses about the major issues affecting plantation inagricultural community that are more important than water conservation. They try to hi-light thatthe agricultural community will face a huge scarcity of water if appropriate measures arenot taken from now onwards.Atmosphere plays a vital role determining the agricultural success. Most of the cropsdepend on the weather to provide them with life-sustaining energy and water. If the weather isnot suitable for the growth of crops then it can negatively affect the livestock and crops. Theclimatic changes including rainfall, storms and drought highly influence the agriculturalproductivity. According to Teixeira an extreme weather condition with enhanced green houseeffect can result to drought or torrential rain can affect the soil growth for a large scale. It alsomentions that intense rain can reduce the capacity of soil for water consumption and createsuitable condition for fungal infestations on leaf, tuber crops and roots. The sudden changes intemperature effect the plant growth. Imbalance in rainfall, snowfall or heat can give birth tobacteria’s that damage the crops (Eitzinger).Crops also get rotten due to the excess temperature
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