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| | Irrigation in agriculture is the supply of water to land or crops by means of channels or pipes.<ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2008.</ref> | | Irrigation in agriculture is the supply of water to land or crops by means of channels or pipes.<ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2008.</ref> |
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| − | At present, about 250 Mio. ha or 17 % of the globally cultivated areas are irrigated. The contribution of the irrigated fields to the global food production is estimated at about 36 %.<ref>World Water Assessment Programme (2009): The United | + | At present, about 250 Mio. ha or 17 % of the globally cultivated areas are [[Irrigation efficiency|irrigated]]. The contribution of the irrigated fields to the global food production is estimated at about 36 %.<ref>World Water Assessment Programme (2009): The UnitedfckLRNations World Water Development Report 3: Water in afckLRChanging World. Paris: UNESCO, and London: Earthscan.fckLRhttp://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3-2009/downloads-wwdr3/fckLR[accessed 19 April 2013]</ref> |
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| | FAO (1985): Irrigation Water Management: Training Manual No. 1 - Introduction to Irrigation. [ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/fwm/Manual1.pdf ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/fwm/Manual1.pdf] [accessed 19 April 2013] | | FAO (1985): Irrigation Water Management: Training Manual No. 1 - Introduction to Irrigation. [ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/fwm/Manual1.pdf ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/fwm/Manual1.pdf] [accessed 19 April 2013] |
Latest revision as of 11:21, 16 October 2014
Irrigation in agriculture is the supply of water to land or crops by means of channels or pipes.[1]
At present, about 250 Mio. ha or 17 % of the globally cultivated areas are irrigated. The contribution of the irrigated fields to the global food production is estimated at about 36 %.[2]
[edit] References and further reading
- ↑ Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2008.
- ↑ World Water Assessment Programme (2009): The UnitedfckLRNations World Water Development Report 3: Water in afckLRChanging World. Paris: UNESCO, and London: Earthscan.fckLRhttp://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3-2009/downloads-wwdr3/fckLR[accessed 19 April 2013]
An introduction to irrigation is available in:
FAO (1985): Irrigation Water Management: Training Manual No. 1 - Introduction to Irrigation. ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/aglw/fwm/Manual1.pdf [accessed 19 April 2013]
