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Drought, food supply fears boost irrigation, says study

Farmers in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking up small scale irrigation schemes as drought threatens the security of food supplies, a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said.

“With food security back on the international agricultural agenda, and climate change increasing the uncertainty of rainfall, it is an opportune time to reconsider investments related to irrigated agriculture,” the study said on Friday.

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