Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province

The sharp increase in water consumption poses a risk of increasing water scarcity in developing countries. The aim of this study is to the quantify variability of per capita Water Footprint (WF) of consumption of selected crops in Tehran province from 2008–2014. Blue and green WF were computed usin...

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Main Authors: Rezaei Kalvani, S., SHARAAI, A., MANAF, L., HAMIDIAN, A.
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Published: ALÖKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Institute 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79781/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.797812022-11-04T12:55:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79781/ Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province Rezaei Kalvani, S. SHARAAI, A. MANAF, L. HAMIDIAN, A. The sharp increase in water consumption poses a risk of increasing water scarcity in developing countries. The aim of this study is to the quantify variability of per capita Water Footprint (WF) of consumption of selected crops in Tehran province from 2008–2014. Blue and green WF were computed using WF approach. Besides, per capita WF of crop consumption was evaluated using bottomup approach. The result illustrated the external water footprint had the largest contribution in total WF of crops consumption in the Tehran province (2008-2014). The total water footprint of crop consumption decreased because the population and per capita WF also decreased. Besides, wheat and rice had the largest per capita WF. This study discloses that it is essential to have appropriate water management to reduce water stress originating from agricultural sector in future. The consumption of wheat in Iran is high, more precisely 2 times larger than global average. It is recommended to reduce the consumption of wheat in Tehran or replace it with other crops. Besides that, decision makers in agricultural sector should reduce water lost, with declining production of cherry, pear, and peach. Furthermore, reducing water footprint of crops and efficient agricultural water management are recommended ALÖKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Institute 2019 Article PeerReviewed Rezaei Kalvani, S. and SHARAAI, A. and MANAF, L. and HAMIDIAN, A. (2019) Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 17 (5). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1589-1623; ESSN: 1785-0037 https://www.aloki.hu/indvol17_5.htm
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description The sharp increase in water consumption poses a risk of increasing water scarcity in developing countries. The aim of this study is to the quantify variability of per capita Water Footprint (WF) of consumption of selected crops in Tehran province from 2008–2014. Blue and green WF were computed using WF approach. Besides, per capita WF of crop consumption was evaluated using bottomup approach. The result illustrated the external water footprint had the largest contribution in total WF of crops consumption in the Tehran province (2008-2014). The total water footprint of crop consumption decreased because the population and per capita WF also decreased. Besides, wheat and rice had the largest per capita WF. This study discloses that it is essential to have appropriate water management to reduce water stress originating from agricultural sector in future. The consumption of wheat in Iran is high, more precisely 2 times larger than global average. It is recommended to reduce the consumption of wheat in Tehran or replace it with other crops. Besides that, decision makers in agricultural sector should reduce water lost, with declining production of cherry, pear, and peach. Furthermore, reducing water footprint of crops and efficient agricultural water management are recommended
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author Rezaei Kalvani, S.
SHARAAI, A.
MANAF, L.
HAMIDIAN, A.
spellingShingle Rezaei Kalvani, S.
SHARAAI, A.
MANAF, L.
HAMIDIAN, A.
Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province
author_facet Rezaei Kalvani, S.
SHARAAI, A.
MANAF, L.
HAMIDIAN, A.
author_sort Rezaei Kalvani, S.
title Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province
title_short Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province
title_full Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province
title_fullStr Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in Tehran province
title_sort evaluation of water footprint of selected crop consumption in tehran province
publisher ALÖKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Institute
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79781/
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