Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana

The Black Volta Basin provides a major water resource in Ghana and the Upper West region in particular. Agriculture is the main occupation of majority of the inhabitants, but this is normally done on subsistence basis. The management of water for agricultural purposes under various agricultural wa...

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Main Author: Quandzie, Stephen
Format: Poster
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34194
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description The Black Volta Basin provides a major water resource in Ghana and the Upper West region in particular. Agriculture is the main occupation of majority of the inhabitants, but this is normally done on subsistence basis. The management of water for agricultural purposes under various agricultural water management interventions is key to the levels of productivity, be it physical or economic. Productivity is linked to yields which is greatly affected by either over irrigation or under irrigation.
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spelling CGSpace341942024-01-23T12:03:25Z Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana Quandzie, Stephen ghana targeting water management The Black Volta Basin provides a major water resource in Ghana and the Upper West region in particular. Agriculture is the main occupation of majority of the inhabitants, but this is normally done on subsistence basis. The management of water for agricultural purposes under various agricultural water management interventions is key to the levels of productivity, be it physical or economic. Productivity is linked to yields which is greatly affected by either over irrigation or under irrigation. 2012-06-01 2013-12-11T13:13:50Z 2013-12-11T13:13:50Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34194 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food Quandzie, S. 2012. Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana. CPWF Volta Poster. Kumasi, Ghana: CPWF.
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Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana
title Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana
title_full Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana
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title_full_unstemmed Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana
title_short Potential for Increasing Agricultural Water Productivity in the Black Volta Basin, Ghana
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