Portal:Australia/Featured picture/Week 12, 2007

Irrigation in Australia is a widespread practice to supplement low rainfall levels in Australia with water from other sources to assist in the production of crops or pasture. As the driest inhabited continent, irrigation is required in many areas for production of crops for domestic and export use. Irrigation differs from dryland farming (farming relying on rainfall) in Australia in its level of intensity and production.

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