Irrigation and drainage development (English)

An estimated 270 million hectares of irrigated land-about 18 percent of the world's cropland-generates about 40 percent of the world's food production. Among regions, there are great disparities in the distribution of irrigated land and its contribution to food security. Around 65 percent of the world's irrigated lands are in Asia, while Africa and South America have less than 5 percent each. Compared to other water uses, irrigation is a high volume...

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Davis, Richard ;

Hirji,Rafik Fatehali;
Document Date
2003/03/01
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
26321
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Philippines, Australia, Tanzania, India, Egypt, Arab Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, East Asia and Pacific, Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Irrigation and drainage development
Keywords
water

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Davis, Richard ; Hirji,Rafik Fatehali.

Irrigation and drainage development (English). Water Resources and Environment Technical Note ; no. E 1. Irrigation and Drainage series Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/246981468095971779

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