The Water Footprint of Pastoral Dairy Farming: The Effect of Water Footprint Methods, Data Sources and Spatial Scale

The water footprint of pastoral dairy milk production was assessed by analysing water use at 28 irrigated and 60 non-irrigated ‘rain-fed’ pastoral dairy farms in three regions of New Zealand. Two water footprint methods, the WFN-based blue water footprint impact index (<i>WFII<sub>blue&l...

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Main Authors: Caleb D. Higham, Ranvir Singh, David J. Horne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/3/391