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An irrigation ditch flows through an Egyptian rice field August 05, 2008 in the Delta region near Sakha, 130 kilometers NW of Cairo. An estimated 80% of Egypt's total available fresh water is used for irrigation, and efforts are under way to improve the efficiency of that usage in the face of growing demand.

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Copyright: Scott Nelson 2008
Image Size: 4368x2912 / 5.0MB; agriculture conservation crisis crops Delta economy Egypt experimental farmers farming farms food governate government irrigation Kafr el-Sheik Nile poverty rice rural water
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An irrigation ditch flows through an Egyptian rice field August 05, 2008 in the Delta region near Sakha, 130 kilometers NW of Cairo. An estimated 80% of Egypt's total available fresh water is used for irrigation, and efforts are under way to improve the efficiency of that usage in the face of growing demand.