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Humanity is facing an enormous challenge in managing water to secure adequate food production. By the middle of this century, the world?s population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this increase will occur in developing countries. In order to respond...


Qureshi, Asad SarwarFatima, Aamira[Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan]Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan

Expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Aral Sea Basin in the second half of the twentieth century led to the conversion of vast tracks of virgin land into productive agricultural systems resulting in significant increases in employment opportunities and income generation. The positive effects ...


Qadir, ManzoorNoble, A.D.Qureshi, Asad SarwarGupta, R.K.Yuldashev, TulkunKarimov, Akmal[Salt-induced land and water degradation in the Aral Sea basin: a challenge to sustainable agriculture in Central Asia]Salt-induced land and water degradation in the Aral Sea basin: a challenge to sustainable agriculture in Central Asia

Karkheh River Basin (KRB) is the third largest and most productive river basin of Iran. The major agricultural issue of KRB is low water use efficiencies. Farmers' irrigation practices are aimed at maximizing crop production through excessive use of irrigation water resulting in huge water losses...


Qureshi, Asad SarwarOweis, Theib Y.Karimi, PooladPorehemmat, J.[Water productivity of irrigated wheat and maize in the Karkheh River Basin of Iran]Water productivity of irrigated wheat and maize in the Karkheh River Basin of Iran
Qureshi, Asad SarwarAsghar, Muhammad NadeemAhmed, ShehzadMasih, Ilyas[Sustaining crop production in saline groundwater areas: a case study from Pakistani Punjab]Sustaining crop production in saline groundwater areas: a case study from Pakistani Punjab
Qureshi, Asad SarwarAkhtar, M.[Energy-Irrigation nexus: impact of energy pricing on groundwater management in Pakistan]Energy-Irrigation nexus: impact of energy pricing on groundwater management in Pakistan
Qureshi, Asad SarwarGill, M.A.Sarwar, A.[Sustainable groundwater management in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities]Sustainable groundwater management in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities
Qureshi, Asad SarwarAkhtar, M.[Management strategies for drought in two poverty afflicted provinces of Afghanistan]Management strategies for drought in two poverty afflicted provinces of Afghanistan

Water is rapidly becoming scarcer especially in arid and semiarid areas such as Central West Asia and North Africa Region (CWANA), while irrigated agriculture is critical for national and world food security in these regions. Due to huge gaps between crop demands and rainfall, most countries of t...


Dehghanisanij, H.Oweis, Theib Y.Qureshi, Asad Sarwar[Agricultural water use and management in arid and semiarid areas: Current situation and measures for improvement]Agricultural water use and management in arid and semiarid areas: Current situation and measures for improvement

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