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Irrigation has been practiced for thousands of years around the world to reliably grow crops in arid regions and support civilizations. By 1950, 94 million hectares worldwide were irrigated, growing to 250 million hectares currently, producing 36% of the world's food. In the Philippines, indigenous irrigation systems date back centuries, while Spanish colonists developed small coastal irrigation schemes. Modern irrigation development began under American and Philippine governments in the 1900s through agencies like the National Irrigation Administration, which oversees large, medium, and small irrigation systems critical to Philippine agriculture.
Irrigation has been practiced for thousands of years around the world to reliably grow crops in arid regions and support civilizations. By 1950, 94 million hectares worldwide were irrigated,…