Survival irrigation

Implementation

Long term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Atlantic
Atlantic

Weather event addressed

Drought

Farming system

ANIMALS
Animals

Description of the measure

Reserve the use of irrigation in extreme cases

Comments on sustainability

With more pronounced periods of drought, crop failures are more serious than before. Having the possibility of irrigating during these periods can save the crop by considering a harvest.