How Much Water Does the Swiss Agricultural Sector Need for Irrigation?

Bewässerung, Regenbogen über Feld, Klima, Klimarisiken — © Annelie Holzkämper, Agroscope

To date, figures on agricultural water use for irrigation in Switzerland have been quite patchy. In response, Agroscope has developed a method for estimating consumption volumes on behalf of the Federal Office for the Environment.

Swiss Agricultural Research: How Much Water Does the Swiss Agricultural Sector Need for Irrigation?

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medien@agroscope.admin.ch

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How much Water does Swiss Agriculture need?

The SwissIrrigationInfo project contributes to sustainable, farsighted water resource management by developing satellite and model-based assessment methods.