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Water conservation and protection
Fresh water is one of the world’s most precious resources. Agriculture accounts for around 70% of all water use, so predicted water shortages in agriculture have been identified as likely to be the single most significant constraint on crop production over the next 50 years, if current trends continue. Improved agricultural water management must be given centre stage.
We contribute to water conservation and protection by:
Challenges
Water consumption by our production and other facilities is small compared with farming uses but, even so, significant economies are already being, and will continue to be achieved through systematic “in house” reviews. The water challenge also means that we need to further define impacts and to look into developing and implementing water conserving. In addition, water protection from pesticides is an issue getting more attention. It is already an integral part of our R&D but will have to be addressed more coherently through management approaches and growing cooperation with farmers and other stakeholders to prevent our products reaching water bodies by run-off.
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| Developing stress tolerant and drought resistant crops | |
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| Providing solutions for healthy plants as these use water more efficiently | |
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| Providing weed management tools to prevent competition with crops for water | |
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| Protecting water through integrated R&D and product stewardship activities | |
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| Promoting land management approaches which support improved water management | |
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| Enhancing water-saving schemes at our manufacturing and other sites. | |
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Water consumption by our production and other facilities is small compared with farming uses but, even so, significant economies are already being, and will continue to be achieved through systematic “in house” reviews. The water challenge also means that we need to further define impacts and to look into developing and implementing water conserving. In addition, water protection from pesticides is an issue getting more attention. It is already an integral part of our R&D but will have to be addressed more coherently through management approaches and growing cooperation with farmers and other stakeholders to prevent our products reaching water bodies by run-off.
[ last update: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 ]
