Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
This report summarizes the findings of a collaborative effort to map and assess irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and...
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| author | Xueliang Cai Magidi, J. Nhamo, Luxon van Koppen, Barbara |
| author_browse | Magidi, J. Nhamo, Luxon Xueliang Cai van Koppen, Barbara |
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| description | This report summarizes the findings of a collaborative effort to map and assess irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD), as part of the DAFF-supported ‘Revitalization of irrigation in South Africa’ project. Based on a combination of Landsat and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data, previous irrigated area mapping exercises carried out by DAFF and three-field ground truthing (GT) surveys, a total of 1.6 million hectares (Mha) of cropland were identified, with 262,000 ha actually irrigated in the 2015 winter season. The study also found that only 29% of all land equipped with center pivots was actually irrigated. |
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| spelling | CGSpace894822025-11-07T08:42:01Z Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa Xueliang Cai Magidi, J. Nhamo, Luxon van Koppen, Barbara irrigated land land cover rainfed farming remote sensing water security groundwater water resources food production sustainable development satellite imagery mapping agricultural development irrigation operation surveys capacity building winter crops This report summarizes the findings of a collaborative effort to map and assess irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study was conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD), as part of the DAFF-supported ‘Revitalization of irrigation in South Africa’ project. Based on a combination of Landsat and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data, previous irrigated area mapping exercises carried out by DAFF and three-field ground truthing (GT) surveys, a total of 1.6 million hectares (Mha) of cropland were identified, with 262,000 ha actually irrigated in the 2015 winter season. The study also found that only 29% of all land equipped with center pivots was actually irrigated. 2017 2017-11-24T05:11:16Z 2017-11-24T05:11:16Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89482 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Cai, Xueliang; Magidi, J.; Nhamo, Luxon; van Koppen, Barbara. 2017. Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 37p. (IWMI Working Paper 172) doi: 10.5337/2017.205 |
| spellingShingle | irrigated land land cover rainfed farming remote sensing water security groundwater water resources food production sustainable development satellite imagery mapping agricultural development irrigation operation surveys capacity building winter crops Xueliang Cai Magidi, J. Nhamo, Luxon van Koppen, Barbara Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title | Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_full | Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_short | Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa |
| title_sort | mapping irrigated areas in the limpopo province south africa |
| topic | irrigated land land cover rainfed farming remote sensing water security groundwater water resources food production sustainable development satellite imagery mapping agricultural development irrigation operation surveys capacity building winter crops |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89482 |
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