Irrigation in the Near East近东的农业灌溉.pdf

Agriculture Department
Food and anization
of the United Nations
Irrigation in the Near East
Rapidly expanding demand for food in North
Africa and the Near East is not being matched by
growth in its agricultural production. Each year,
countries of the region - stretching from
o to Afghanistan - import agricultural
products worth some $30,000 million. Over the
past 40 years, net imports of cereals have risen
from million tons to around 55 million tons,
or about one-fifth of world cereal imports. The
main constraint on increases in farm output is
water - home to % of global population, the
Near East possesses just % of the 's
renewable fresh water resources, making it the
world's most water-scarce region. To guarantee
its food security, FAO says, agricultural
development efforts must focus on increasing the
The project provided sprinkler and drip
efficiency of water management systems and
irrigation systems for 100 ha of farmland, and
increasing water productivity - in other words,
conducted intensive training in their installation
on getting "more crops per drop".
and use for 2,750 farmers and 250 technicians
Through FAO's Special Programme for Food
and extensionists.
Security, our Land and Water Development
Results were encouraging: overall water
Division (AGL) is helping farmers in Sudan,
savings ra