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Figure Two: Areas under irrigation at the end of 2010
(Millions of Hectares)
TaEle TZo EVtiPateG annual SercentaJe VavinJV in aGoStinJ GriS irriJation
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9alue oI $nnual :ater
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DriS ,rriJation
2.50 200 0 DFUHV 30 15
2. 0 360 150 DFUHV 60 16.67
2.30 506 225 DFUHV 0 17.
TaEle TKree EVtiPateG annual SercentaJe increaVe in IarP incoPe tKrouJK aGoStinJ GriS irriJation
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Thanks to Azud Irrigation
for providing the above illustration
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