Interprovincial food trade and water resources conservation in China

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 737; p. 139651
• Main Authors: Deng, Chuxiong, Zhang, Guangjie, Li, Zhongwu, Li, Ke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020
• Subjects: arable soils; China; environment; Food trade; greywater; Multiregional input-output analysis; trade; Virtual water; water conservation; Water saving; water shortages; Water stress index; water use efficiency; China; Multiregional input-output analysis; Water stress index; Water saving; Virtual water; China; Food trade

A spatial mismatch in water and arable land availability results in large virtual water transfers through interprovincial food trade in China. Accurately identifying and measuring water-saving links in interprovincial food trade can help to relieve water resources pressure in main grain-producing ar...