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<br />(llh)3~~2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />-8- <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />3. Agriculture and water assessment <br />This is essentially a probe of conservation devices <br /> <br />and includes: <br /> <br />Ca) assess the technological and management <br />advances likely to emerge from the <br /> <br />current focus and level of agricultural <br /> <br />research; <br /> <br />Cb) indicate the priority areas for future <br /> <br />research; <br /> <br />:(. <br /> <br />Cc) estimate the impact of alternative funding <br />levels and allocations on the time <br />I <br />horizon for the development of alternative <br />technologies;', ' <br />Cd) evaluate the impact of these advances <br />on farming methods, input use, and <br />yields to land and water resources; <br />Ce) suggest measures to encourage a more <br />rapid rate of adoption of specific <br />technologies by farmers. <br /> <br />4. Environmental impact assessment <br />This would be a preliminary assessment, and should <br />include the environmental impact of doing nothing. <br /> <br />5. <br /> <br />Unconventional water supply assessment <br />Considerable research has been and is being done on <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />ways to increase water availability such as desalting, <br />