“African countries produce 38 percent of their crops (by value) from approximately 7 percent of their cultivated land on which water is managed,” states a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
“The disproportionate contribution to agricultural production of Africa’s small irrigated area suggests that returns on additional investment in irrigation would be high, both in terms of greater food security for the continent and greater production of export-quality agricultural goods.”
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