Estimating the potential of rain-fed agriculture.
Citation:
Droogers, Peter; Seckler, David; Makin, Ian. 2001. Estimating the potential of rain-fed agriculture. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) v, 14p. [IWMI Working Paper 20]
Abstract
A global estimate of the potential for rain-fed agriculture could provide an answer to the question “How much irrigation is required?” Global studies done to date have relied on course resolution climate data (0.5-1 degree arc). In this study a high-resolution climate dataset (10-minute arc) was combined with a soil water storage capacity map and a dynamic water and crop model to estimate the potential for rain-fed agriculture. The methodology applied here, based ona high-resolution climate dataset, allows analyses on a global scale without losing the smaller regional-scale issues.
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