9 IMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATION FARMING IN CALIFORNIA
California is a dry area found in the USA and it is important for irrigation farming in areas around the imperial valley, river san Joaquin, colorado, and Sacramento, around delta Mondata and Shasta dam. Irrigation in California is important for fruits and vegetables like cucumber, eggplant, oranges, and cauliflower. The following are advantages of irrigation farming in California Source of government revenue leading to capital accumulation and improving national income development of the tourism industry by visiting irrigation areas like around the imperial valley and Shasta dam control of floods reducing on pests and diseases thus attracting settlement environmental conservation through afforestation and reafforestation programs in flooded areas and areas with infertile soil land reclamation by using desert areas and flooded areas source of food to the people of California for example fruits, vegetables thus reducing the shortage of food and malnutrition it provides employment op...