Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential for 38m hectares of irrigated land if governments made it a policy priority, according to research.
The report, conducted by Malabo Montpellier Panel, revealed that only 6% of arable land in Africa is currently irrigated, despite increasing erratic weather brought on by climate change and a growing population in the continent.
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