Libya Irrigation

In Libya, where 90% of land is desert and just 2% gets enough rainfall for cultivation, irrigation is required to grow food. This Overview shows a series of center-pivot irrigation fields near the Kufra Oasis, one of Libya’s largest agricultural projects. Irrigation throughout Libya relies on the “Great Man-made River” — a 2,820-kilometer (1,750-mile) network of pipes supplying fresh water obtained from underground fossil aquifers.

Source imagery: NASA / Google Timelapse