The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review
The development of agricultural activity in Mexico is generating environmental externalities that could compromise its future. One of the principal challenges facing the Mexican agricultural sector is to find a way to continue growing without jeopardising the availability and quality of its water re...
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| author | Claudia A. Ochoa-Noriega José A. Aznar-Sánchez Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz Alejandro Álvarez-Bejar |
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| description | The development of agricultural activity in Mexico is generating environmental externalities that could compromise its future. One of the principal challenges facing the Mexican agricultural sector is to find a way to continue growing without jeopardising the availability and quality of its water resources. The objective of this article is to analyse the dynamics of the research on the use of water in agriculture in Mexico and its sustainable management. To do this, a review and a bibliometric analysis have been carried out on a sample of 1490 articles. The results show that the research has focused on the pollution of water bodies, climate change, the quality of water, the application of technology in order to make water use more efficient, biodiversity, erosion, agronomic practices that reduce water consumption, underground water sources, and conservation agriculture. Although research focusing on sustainability is still in its infancy, it has become a priority field. A gap in the research has been detected in terms of the economic and social dimensions of sustainability. There is also a lack of holistic studies that include all three of the pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59c0ac2689d94c17be295ba9565f5a782023-11-21T00:34:35ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952020-12-011012195710.3390/agronomy10121957The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric ReviewClaudia A. Ochoa-Noriega0José A. Aznar-Sánchez1Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz2Alejandro Álvarez-Bejar3Department of Economy and Business, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL and CAESCG, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Economy and Business, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL and CAESCG, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Economy and Business, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL and CAESCG, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, SpainDepartment of Economy, National Autonomous University of México, Mexico D.F. 04510, MexicoThe development of agricultural activity in Mexico is generating environmental externalities that could compromise its future. One of the principal challenges facing the Mexican agricultural sector is to find a way to continue growing without jeopardising the availability and quality of its water resources. The objective of this article is to analyse the dynamics of the research on the use of water in agriculture in Mexico and its sustainable management. To do this, a review and a bibliometric analysis have been carried out on a sample of 1490 articles. The results show that the research has focused on the pollution of water bodies, climate change, the quality of water, the application of technology in order to make water use more efficient, biodiversity, erosion, agronomic practices that reduce water consumption, underground water sources, and conservation agriculture. Although research focusing on sustainability is still in its infancy, it has become a priority field. A gap in the research has been detected in terms of the economic and social dimensions of sustainability. There is also a lack of holistic studies that include all three of the pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/12/1957agriculturewater managementwater resourcesirrigationsustainable managementsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Claudia A. Ochoa-Noriega José A. Aznar-Sánchez Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz Alejandro Álvarez-Bejar The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review Agronomy agriculture water management water resources irrigation sustainable management sustainability |
| title | The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review |
| title_full | The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review |
| title_short | The Use of Water in Agriculture in Mexico and Its Sustainable Management: A Bibliometric Review |
| title_sort | use of water in agriculture in mexico and its sustainable management a bibliometric review |
| topic | agriculture water management water resources irrigation sustainable management sustainability |
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