Small-scale irrigation schemes protecting against food insecurity & climate risks

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Small-scale irrigation schemes protecting against food insecurity & climate risks

A new study by the International Water Management Institute found that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from food insecurity and climate risks.

Increased crop yields through improved smallholder water management techniques could add tens of billions of dollars to household revenues of some of the world's poorest people, who often do not benefit fromlarge-scale irrigation projects set up across the developing world.

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