The Water-Land Nexus // Performance of Large Irrigation Schemes using the Example of the Gezira Scheme in Sudan
Worldwide, economic growth and changing lifestyles raise the demand for food production by almost 100% in 2050. Expanding irrigation is seen as a necessary step to meet this future pressure. In large irrigation schemes, crop productivity and efficiency in the use of inputs like water can be controlled and improved. However, many of such schemes in developing countries suffer from low performance and management failures.