Estimation of Dry Season Irrigation Water Abstraction in Lunsemfwa, Mulungushi, Mwomboshi, and Mkushi Subbasins from 2013 to 2017 in Zambia

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:6.33em"/><col style="width:7.59em"/><col style="width:8.09em"/><col style="width:5.71em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Catchments</td><td class="align_center">Study Area (ha)</td><td class="align_center">Av. irrigated (ha)</td><td class="align_center">% irrigated</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mkushi</td><td class="align_center">348000.0</td><td class="align_center">2076.7</td><td class="align_center">0.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Lunsemfwa</td><td class="align_center">779400.5</td><td class="align_center">13840.0</td><td class="align_center">1.78</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mulungushi</td><td class="align_center">444500.0</td><td class="align_center">2720.0</td><td class="align_center">0.61</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mwomboshi</td><td class="align_center">304300.0</td><td class="align_center">2303.3</td><td class="align_center">0.76</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Proportion of the various sub-basins under irrigation (wheat/soybean) from 2013 to 2017.</div>

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Table 3: Estimation of Dry Season Irrigation Water Abstraction in Lunsemfwa, Mulungushi, Mwomboshi, and Mkushi Subbasins from 2013 to 2017 in Zambia 