Water, water - not everywhere: Mapping water trends for African maize
Princeton NJ (SPX) Jul 23, 2014 - Today's food production relies heavily on irrigation, but across sub-Saharan Africa only 4 percent of cultivated land is irrigated, compared with a global average of 18 percent. Small-scale farming is the main livelihood for many people in the region, who depend on rainfall to water their crops. To understand how climate change may affect the availability of water for agriculture, research ... more
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