Irrigated agricultural systems in Italy: Demand and supply of water management instruments

In the agricultural sector, the demand for water can be affected by reductions in the availability of water for crops, forcing farmers to revise their addresses in some cases cultivation. In fact, adaptation measures to climate change may require the use of less water demanding crops. Recently, a combination of the above mentioned factors have contributed to the development of irrigation advisory services (IASs) at farm level, often of high technological value, for the rational use of water for irrigation. Tools such as high-tech irrigation systems will play a key role in the future for the challenges that climate change will impose. The objective of this paper has been define, irrigated agricultural systems in Italy trought of analysis of demand and supply of water management instruments. The analysis has been conducted of IASs. Main results of the conducted analysis has shown that many areas of the country do not adopt this services.