How should agriculture and clean water coexist?

Farmers produce the food society depends on.

At the same time, agriculture can have a major impact on rivers, groundwater, soil and biodiversity.

Turning farmers into enemies will not solve anything.

What practical solutions could protect both agriculture and water?

Different crops, soils and climates call for different approaches. A change that looks simple on paper may require equipment, advice, land or income a farmer cannot spare. The discussion should include how measures are funded and how their effects are checked. Farmers, water suppliers, researchers and nearby residents all have knowledge worth hearing before a solution is chosen.

• Which practices have worked locally? • Who pays for the transition? • How can monitoring build trust?