Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin

This study on sustainable irrigation development identified growing markets for irrigated products as an important driving force behind the expansion of irrigation which has given rise to new technologies. The new technologies have spread because they gave farmers direct control over water sources....

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Main Author Ofosu, E.A
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published CRC Press/Balkema 13.12.2011
Subjects
Burkina Faso
Ghana
government-led irrigation
private-led irrigation
productivity
small-scale irrigation
trade-offs
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Summary:This study on sustainable irrigation development identified growing markets for irrigated products as an important driving force behind the expansion of irrigation which has given rise to new technologies. The new technologies have spread because they gave farmers direct control over water sources. These new technologies allow relatively small farm sizes which can be adequately managed by the surveyed farmers. As a result high productivities are achieved. The hydrological impact of upscaling irrigation in the sub-basin is sustainable and will maximize the overall benefits derived from water resources in the Volta Basin.
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