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China Reduces Wheat Irrigation as Farming Depletes Groundwater [1]

China is reducing crop irrigation in regions with water shortages as the world’s biggest grain consumer seeks to ease pressure on declining aquifers.

Publication Date: 
16/09/2014
Bloomberg [2]
Tags:
China [3], Irrigation [4], Wheat [5], Crops [6], Croplands [7], Water Demand [8]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/china-reduces-wheat-irrigation-farming-depletes-groundwater
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/bloomberg
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/croplands
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand