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AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND WATER
Chapter four – Ensuring access to food for all 29
The markets fail to provide food for all 29
The undernourished: where, who, and why? 30
The role of irrigation in alleviating poverty and improving food security 32
Managing agricultural risk for sustainable livelihoods 33
Irrigation contributes to creating off-farm employment 34
The contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security 34
Forestry and food security 36
Chapter five – Trends in irrigation-water management 37
Adapting institutional arrangements 37
Increasing private investments in irrigation 38
Reforming irrigation: modernization and empowerment 38
Equity in the roles of men and women in irrigation 39
Improving water-use productivity in agriculture 40
Diversifying crops 40
Chapter six – Agricultural water use, environment and health 43
Environmental aspects 43
Water-quality deterioration 44
Health and irrigation 45
Chapter seven – Conclusions 47
References 49
Annex one – The right to adequate food and the right to water 53
The legal basis of the right to adequate food and the right to water 53
The right to adequate food 53
The right to water 54
States’ obligations 54
Outlook 55
Annex two – Related global assessment publications 57
Annex three – Some useful Web sites 61