- were
irrigated, in 1950, 94
million hectares, and in 1990, 235
million hectares. By 1990, 30% of the
global food
production came from
irrigated land....
- land in
India was
reliably irrigated, and
remaining 2/3
cultivated land in
India is
dependent on monsoons. 65% of the
irrigation in
India is from groundwater...
- are
watered with sprinklers. A
circular area
centered on the
pivot is
irrigated,
often creating a
circular pattern in
crops when
viewed from
above (sometimes...
- of the
irrigated crops.
Investment in the
Northeast has
traditionally been
focused on
crops such as corn or beans, and has
moved to
irrigated fruit production...
-
California in the late 1960s, only 5% of
irrigated land used this
system as of 1988. By 2010, 40% of
irrigated land in
California used this system. A trickle...
-
National Irrigation Commission in 1926, the
irrigated area
quickly expanded, and the
agricultural census reported a
total of 4.3
million ha of
irrigated land...
-
expressed in
inches or mm per hour.
Slope (topography) of the land
being irrigated as this
affects how
quickly runoff occurs,
often expressed as a percentage...
-
total area
equipped for
irrigation added up to 128,240ha. The
irrigated area has
almost doubled since. More than 50% of the
irrigated area is concentrated...
- agriculture, 17% of
which is
irrigated.
According to FAO, 270,000ha are
equipped for
irrigation. Most of the
irrigated areas are
located in the valleys...
- some
irrigation infrastructure available. However, only 1.2
million hectares are
actually irrigated each year due to poor
performance of
irrigation systems...
