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Irrigation is the artificial exploitation and distribution of water at the project level with the objective of applying the water at the field level to agricultural crops in dry areas or in periods of low rainfall to ensure or improve crop production. This article deals with the organizational forms and means of managing irrigation water at the project level.
Scholars such as Julian H. Steward and Karl August Wittfogel have seen irrigation management as a crucial factor in the development of many early states (hydraulic empires).
Scholars such as Julian H. Steward and Karl August Wittfogel have seen irrigation management as a crucial factor in the development of many early states (hydraulic empires).