High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Irrigation in Australia is a widespread practice to supplement low rainfall levels in Australia with water from other sources to assist in the production of crops or pasture. As the driest inhabited continent, irrigation is required in many areas for production of crops for domestic and export use. However, overuse or poor management of irrigation is held responsible by some for environmental problems such as soil salinity and loss of habitat for native flora and fauna. Irrigation differs from dryland farming in Australia in its level of intensity and production. The first large scale irrigation schemes in Australia were introduced during the 1880s.

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