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3. How does the environment affected by other sectors? (2 of 5)








 

Agriculture  
Impact of agriculture on the environment is of major importance
The agriculture sector is most important as a user of water and impacts most heavily on ecosystems’ ”water share”.
Abstraction of water for agriculture is leading to dried up rivers, falling ground water tables, salinated soil and polluted waterways. Carefully considered multipurpose projects can combine irrigation with aquifer recharge, land drainage and ecosystem sustenance.

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