Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
| cg.contributor.crp | Water, Land and Ecosystems | |
| cg.coverage.country | South Africa | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | ZA | |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Africa | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Barbara Van Koppen: 0000-0002-7707-8127 | |
| cg.creator.identifier | Luxon Nhamo: 0000-0003-2944-1769 | |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.5337/2017.205 | en |
| cg.isbn | 978-92-9090-851-7 | en |
| cg.issn | 2012-5763 | en |
| cg.issn | 2478-1134 | en |
| cg.number | 172 | en |
| cg.place | Colombo, Sri Lanka | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Xueliang Cai | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Magidi, J. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Nhamo, Luxon | en |
| dc.contributor.author | van Koppen, Barbara | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-24T05:11:16Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-24T05:11:16Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89482 | |
| dc.title | Mapping irrigated areas in the Limpopo Province, South Africa | en |
| dcterms.abstract | 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. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.available | 2017 | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | 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 | en |
| dcterms.extent | 37p. | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | IWMI Working Paper | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2017 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.publisher | International Water Management Institute | en |
| dcterms.subject | irrigated land | en |
| dcterms.subject | land cover | en |
| dcterms.subject | rainfed farming | en |
| dcterms.subject | remote sensing | en |
| dcterms.subject | water security | en |
| dcterms.subject | groundwater | en |
| dcterms.subject | water resources | en |
| dcterms.subject | food production | en |
| dcterms.subject | sustainable development | en |
| dcterms.subject | satellite imagery | en |
| dcterms.subject | mapping | en |
| dcterms.subject | agricultural development | en |
| dcterms.subject | irrigation operation | en |
| dcterms.subject | surveys | en |
| dcterms.subject | capacity building | en |
| dcterms.subject | winter crops | en |
| dcterms.type | Working Paper |