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Regional map of the area of cultivated grain maize (2000) and the area of irrigated grain maize in France, Greece, Italy and Spain (2000)

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Land use

The collection of actual water use (intensity) trends at the farm level is not feasible and trends in the irrigable area (i.e

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area equipped for irrigation) are therefore used as a proxy indicator. The map shows that the majority of irrigated grain maize is located in southern Europe.