Moreover, in consequence of the importance of the agricultural sector to the national economies, it is necessary to be aware of the economic performance of water use in the crops production.
Under LEAP model, rangeland is included as part of the crop basket, and thus, the parameters used in the crop database are also applied for rangelands.
Our cropland suitability layer and the base yields (observed year 2000 yields) used in the crop production model are based on water availability trends of the late 20th century (and irrigation patterns when it comes to base yields).
The output from the DSS-EVIW are the total cost and total net return (LE) of cultivating each crop and economic value maps for irrigation water that is used in the crops production all over the country.
While lead arsenate was used in the first crop dusting application in 1921, arsenic compounds used in crop dusting are thought to be the cause of Bowen's disease, a form of skin cancer.
As a result, pesticides are use in the production of the crop (Akoto et al., 2013; Gerken et al., 2013).
As biofertilizers, CC and PSB were used in all the crops, whereas BGA, Azotobacter, and Rhizobium applied in rice, wheat, and mung bean, respectively.
FYM + CR + biofertilizers (B) including cellulolytic culture (CC) and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) were used in all the crops, whereas BGA, Azotobacter, and Rhizobium applied in rice, wheat, and mung bean, respectively.
Benbrook paints a grim picture for Europe: if EU farmers take up HTGE technology as quickly as US farmers did, glyphosate use in maize crops – the most important and widely grown crop in Europe – will increase by more than 1,000% by 2025 over current use, and total herbicide use will double.
