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Agri-Food System Water Use Database

Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)

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Title Agri-Food System Water Use Database
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FZK8WE
 
Creator International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description This database provides information about the amount of water use in agriculture food systems covering all sectors from farming to food processing industries. The data are presented at the country level with sectoral disaggregation following the Nexus Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) sectoral specifications. The database also differentiates the type of water in each sector based on water sources. The green water refers to type of water originated from precipitation or rain, while the blue water refers to all water that comes from irrigation covering both surface and groundwater. Both types of water are consumed by plants or animals during the production process. The grey water on the other hand is the amount of water generated as an implication from production activities that cause the water polluted. Since it has loads of pollutants created from production activities, this type of water can be seen as a waste in the whole production system.
 
Subject Agricultural Sciences
Social Sciences
water use
agrifood systems
agriculture
food processing
irrigation
water pollution
 
Language English
 
Date 2022
 
Contributor IFPRI-KM
Thurlow, James (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
Pradesha, Angga (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
 
Type Value-added secondary data
 
Source FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 2021. FAO Statistical Databases (FAOSTAT). Rome, Italy: FAO.
IFC (International Finance Corporation). 2019. IFC Food Benchmark Tool Version 2.0. Washington DC, USA: World Bank
Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. 2010. The Green, Blue and Grey Water Footprint of Crops and Derived Crop Products. Value of Water Research Report Series No. 47, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands.
Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. 2010. The Green, Blue and Grey Water Footprint of Farm Animals and Aanimal Products. Value of Water Research Report Series No. 48, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands.