Land and Water Discussion Paper # 7:: Coping with water scarcity: what role for biotechnologies?

Biotechnology tools can play a valuable role in addressing the challenge of water scarcity in developing countries, but many applications of biotechnology relevant to water scarcity have not yet delivered practical solutions to farmers.

Contact information	John Ruane, FAO Working Group on Biotechnology, Land and Water discussion paper 7 Coping with Water Scarcity: What Role for Biotechnologies? By John Ruane FAO Working Group on Biotechnology Rome, Italy (email: john.ruane@fao.org)
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0487e/i0487e00.htm
Source of information	FAO Water publications
Keyword(s)	water scarcity
Subject(s)	ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY
Relation	ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0487e/i0487e.pdf
Geographical coverage	International
News date	05/02/2009
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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