Water Resources

In agriculture, water resources remain the backbone of production and other aspects of the value-chain. All year round, water is required in crop and livestock production. Water resources in agriculture can be classified as either underground or surface water. Underground water is required to support plant growth while surface water can be harnessed for irrigation, generating electricity on the farm or processing plants, livestock production, and postharvest clean-up. It can also be adopted as a means of transportation through water bodies, and a source of aquatic species like fish, prawns, crabs, and shrimps. While underground water is sourced from below the earth’s surface – usually in soils, surface water can be sourced from rivers, lakes, the atmosphere, ocean, lake, reservoirs, and rocks.