Assessment of climate impact and irrigation activities on wheat yield in the Mid-Latitude Region

Uncertainties in global climate change affect the unbalance of water resources. For predictable and reliable crop production, water irrigation is considered necessary. However, excessive extraction of water resource increases water scarcity. In this study, we present how climate change and irrigation activities influence wheat yield for agriculture in the Mid-Latitude Region (MLR). The crop model AquaCrop from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was modified to run for two emission scenarios (RCP 4.5 and 8.5) in two circumstances. The two circumstances included one assumption that there is only climate impact and another that there are climate impact and adequate irrigation. The result showed that adequate water irrigation is necessary for increasing the capacity for agricultural productivity and sustainability. However, if there is a serious climate change that accelerates the …