Assessment of the water situation in the lower Basin of Sebou (Local Public communes) by applying the principle of virtual water in the agricultural sector

Abstract

This article aims to assess the outcome of the water situation in the lower Sebou Basin, by studying the interaction of human behavior towards the space: land and water, and to show the most important transformations that occurred in the region. To accomplish this work, a scientific geographic approach was functioned, based on observing various water uses that the rural population knows. and this study concluded that the demand for water resources in the agricultural sector has increased dramatically, in addition to encouraging farmers to adopt modern techniques that take into account Irrigation water management through the localized irrigation system, and finally, recommending the adoption and inclusion of agricultural products with high added value on the one hand and the least water consumption on the other hand, in accordance with the results of the principle of virtual water