NDLI: The Environmental Performance of Agriculture

Content Provider	OECD iLibrary
Organization	OECD
Abstract	Chapter 3 of this report examines the key trends and policies relevant to the environmental performance of Israeli agriculture since the early 1990s. Section 3.1 sets the scene by providing an overview of the agri-environmental context and related policy objectives, policy instruments, and institutional and legal framework, with Section 3.2 examining the management of water resources, the dominant environmental issue in Israeli agriculture. This is followed by discussion of recent trends and policies in: Section 3.3, covering the control of water pollution; Section 3.4, concerning combating land degradation and desertification; Section 3.5, examining the protection of biodiversity and cultural landscapes related to agriculture; Section 3.6, reviewing the reduction of air pollution; and, Section 3.7 addressing the consequences of climate change and climate variability for Israeli agriculture. Finally, Section 3.8 summarises the key achievements in improving the environmental performance of Israeli agriculture and explores the challenges and approaches that might strengthen its future environmental performance.
Page Count	52
Starting Page	147
Ending Page	198
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2010-06-29
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Agriculture and Food
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

The Environmental Performance of Agriculture