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Agriculture: Increase water harvesting in Africa

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  • Johan Rockström

    (Johan Rockström is professor of water systems and global sustainability, and director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden
    chair of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems.)

  • Malin Falkenmark

    (Malin Falkenmark is professor of applied international hydrology at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden, and senior scientific adviser to the Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm University, Sweden.)

Abstract

Meeting global food needs requires strategies for storing rainwater and retaining soil moisture to bridge dry spells, urge Johan Rockström and Malin Falkenmark.

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  • Johan Rockström & Malin Falkenmark, 2015. "Agriculture: Increase water harvesting in Africa," Nature, Nature, vol. 519(7543), pages 283-285, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:519:y:2015:i:7543:d:10.1038_519283a
    DOI: 10.1038/519283a
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