Irrigation Irrigation is key to global food security. World-wide, irrigation produces 40% of global food supplies. In Canada, only 8.5% of Canadian farms use irrigation; the rest rely solely on rain for crop watering. Download to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Antibiotics in Food Biosecurity Organic Farming Beef Protein and the Environment Global Protein Consumption What are GMOs Organic Soil Management Organic and Synthetic Pesticides Neonics Global Protein Consumption Advanced Plant Breeding Antibiotic Resistance Antibiotics – What and Why? Vaccines Animal Welfare or Rights Transporting Farm Animals Pig Housing The Myth of Factory Farms Intensive Livestock Operations Dairy Cows Chicken Housing Hormones Today’s Farm Soil Horticulture in Canada Aquaculture in Canada Water Management Farm Animals Animal Breeding Agriculture and Land Use Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Environmental Farm Plans Conservation Tillage Crop Rotation Carbon Sequestration Protein and Nutrition Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Pesticides on Food Organic Food Eggs Dairy in Your Diet Milk Pasteurization Gluten Food Additives GMOs and the Environment GMO Foods GMOs Around the World Organic Pest Management Conventional or Organic Fertilizer Fertilizer Use Fertilizer Irrigation Grain Farm Technology Glyphosate Pesticides and the Environment Pesticides – What and Why? Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetics and Farming Genetic Engineering and Human Health History of Plant Breeding Bees Bioplastics Crop Byproducts Eating Local Food Processing Food Security Invasive Species Regenerative Agriculture Robotics in Agriculture Supply Management Urban Agriculture Urban Pesticides Websites to Investigate This Topic Further Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Irrigation Crop Diversification Corporation Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association Footnotes Farm & Food Care. (2015). The Real Dirt on Farming, p. 40. Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association Inc. (SIPA). (No date). “Irrigation in Saskatchewan and the World.” Environment and Climate Change Canada. (July 19, 2013). “Water – How We Use it.” Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. (March 11, 2015). “Irrigation in Alberta.” Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 25, 2017). “Water & Governance Legislation – Provincial/Territorial.” Government of Saskatchewan. (No date). “Saskatchewan Irrigation Strategy 2014.” References Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. (March 11, 2015). “Irrigation in Alberta.” Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 25, 2017). “Water & Governance Legislation – Provincial/Territorial.” Environment and Climate Change Canada. (July 19, 2013). “Water – How We Use it.” Farm & Food Care. (2015). The Real Dirt on Farming, p. 40. Government of Saskatchewan. (No date). “Saskatchewan Irrigation Strategy 2014.” Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association Inc. (SIPA). (No date). “Irrigation in Saskatchewan and the World.” Photo Credits "Sprinkler irrigation on onions", Page 2 – Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture Tags environment water irrigation crops plants farm farming fruit oilseeds cereal pulses forage conservation fertilizer pesticides food technology