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Question 1

Where is the Indus Basin Irrigation System

Answer 1

India and Pakistan

Question 2

indus river

Answer 2

Water resources in Pakistan are based on the flows of the Indus River.
Some tributaries include: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej.
The Indus River has a total length of 2900 km and a drainage area of ∼966,000 km2

Question 3

What is the Indus Basin Irrigation System

Answer 3

The Indus Basin Irrigation system is an irrigation system that provides water for over 1,600,000 km squared of Pakistan’s agricultural land. It is the largest irrigation system in the world. The Indus Basin Irrigation system is so important as it provides water for 90% of Pakistan’s food production.

Question 4

Advantages of the Indus Basin Irrigation System

Answer 4

Advantages:

• Improves water security making 40% more land available for cultivation
• People’s diets have improved as a greater range of food products have become available
• Irrigation has increased

Question 5

Disadvantages of the Indus Basin Irrigation System

Answer 5

Disadvantages:
- High water levels leading to waterlogging
- Some farmers take an unfair amount of water
Water is wasted
- Population increases meaning there will be a higher demand to water in the future

Question 6

How has Pakistan benefitted from the IBIS

Answer 6

Pakistan has benefited from IBIS as:
It has improved food security
It has supplied more water, providing water for 90% of food production in Pakistan
Irrigation has increased crop yields

Question 7

What is a Local scheme in an LIC or NEE to increase sustainable supplies of food

Answer 7

Makueni, Kenya (East)

Makueni has a population of 885000.

Question 8

What is grown in Makueni? What impacts the yield?

Answer 8

The main crops grown in Kenya are maize, beans, millet, sorghum, cassava and sweet potatoes. Low, unreliable rainfall affects the yields. However the soil is high in nutrients due to the volcanic soils.

Question 9

The Makueni Food and Water Security Programme includes:

Answer 9

Improves access to clean, safe water
Having a rainwater tank on the school roof
Improving food security by providing enough water for crops to grow
A training programme to support local farmers
Growing trees to reduce soil erosion

Question 10

How has the Makueni programme increased the community’s food security and benefited the community?

Answer 10

Crops yields have increased
Water-borne diseases have been decreased
Schools now have clean water
Less time wasted fetching water, more time for schoo