Lingshan Zhou, Xiujuan Wang^*, Shan Zhang

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College of Public Administration, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China.
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Abstract: The development of water-saving agriculture is of great significance not only for increasing farmers’ production and income, but also for protecting water resources. The purpose of this paper is to learn from the experience of Israel, Japan, Korea and Singapore, improve the low efficiency of agricultural water use in China, and solve the problem of water shortage, promote the development of agriculture. This article concludes that the experience of water-saving agriculture in Israel is advanced irrigation technology, sound laws and regulations, and emphasis on science and technology. Japan’s water-saving agriculture is characterized by an efficient irrigation program and a strict agricultural water management policy. Korea’s experience in water-saving agriculture is that it has a strict water management system, with the government subsidizing the cost of irrigation projects and integrating water into agricultural development planning. Singapore’s experience in water-saving agriculture is to raise awareness of water conservation and to use step water prices. In order to promote the sustainable development of water-saving agriculture in China, the research on water-saving agriculture in the future can be carried out from the aspects of agricultural production or related agricultural technology.

Keywords: Asian Water Saving, Water Saving Agriculture, Development Experience, Water Resources Management

Cite this paper: Zhou, L. , Wang, X. and Zhang, S. (2022) A Review on Development Water-Saving Agriculture in Asia. Agricultural Sciences, 13, 491-499. doi: 10.4236/as.2022.134033.

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