Abstract: Water resource per capita in China is only 1/4 of the world average,which belongs to water-shortage country. The water resource in Hebei province is 1/9 of the China averag e,and it is an province with severe water shartage. Water saving is a issue related to sustainable resources,enviroment and social development. Agriculture is the biggest user of water resource,thus has a great potent ial for water saving. Developing water-saving agriculture will be important to allevate water shortage,construct well of fsociety and to transform the traditional agriculture into modern agriculture. To develop water saving agriculture,an integ rated approach combining engineering and agronomic practices should be used.

Key words: Water resource, Engineering water saving, Ag rinomic water saving

CLC Number: 

• S3321.4