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Surface irrigation

Irrigation that distributes water across the field surface by gravity (furrow, basin or border), supplementing rainfall to sustain crop production during dry spells and drought.

Definition source: AGROVOC: surface irrigation

Synonyms

gravity irrigation, flood irrigation

Broader

Irrigation

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

INT_042 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/INT_042
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/INT_042)