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Irrigated agriculture has played a critical role in helping humankind satisfy its basic needs and increase its standard of living. It produces over one third of the world’s food supplies, enhances productive capacity in otherwise harsh environments, and reduces the need for a horizontal expansion of rain-fed agriculture onto marginal lands. However, these benefits often come at an environmental price and the impacts of intensive irrigation are not exclusively positive. Contrary to those who would negatively influence decision makers and financing agencies, environmentally sound irrigation projects are feasible.
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Gilley, J.R. (1996). Sprinkler Irrigation Systems. In: Pereira, L.S., Feddes, R.A., Gilley, J.R., Lesaffre, B. (eds) Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture. NATO ASI Series, vol 312. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8700-6_17
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