Sustainability in Irrigated Agriculture

Abstract

"While not a new issue, agricultural sustainability is a very topical concern in many quarters. The World Bank held a 2-day in-house symposium on the topic 7 January of 1987, and the Consultitive Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is devoting considerable attentio to the topic. Its Technical Advisory Conmittee (TAC) has recently prepared a review of future strategies and priorities for te CGIAR which gives prominent place to 'sustainability' in both the articulation of the overall goal of the CGIAR and in the first of 8 objectives addressing this goal. The TAC is also exploring ways in which the International Agricultural Research Centers (IARCs) can more fully address sustainabilitv questions."