Term:
Area under agricultural water management
Definition:

Sum of total area equipped for irrigation and areas with other forms of agricultural water management (non-equipped flood recession cropping area and non-equipped cultivated wetlands and inland valley bottoms). The classification adopted by AQUASTAT is presented in the following diagram. The blue ones are available in the AQUASTAT database and an explanation of each of them is given in this glossary.

Domain:
Water
Source:
FAO Water Term # 34
Irrigation in the Middle East region in figures
AQUASTAT Survey – 2008
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