Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger
Land-use-change-induced increases in shallow groundwater levels across parts of the Sahel in recent years have coincided with expanded use of groundwater for irrigation. This study was conducted to assess the potential linkages and livelihood implications based on a field survey of nine villages bui...
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| author | Torou, Bio Mohamadou Favreau, G. Barbier, Bruno Pavelic, Paul Illou, Mahamadou Sidibe, F. |
| author_browse | Barbier, Bruno Favreau, G. Illou, Mahamadou Pavelic, Paul Sidibe, F. Torou, Bio Mohamadou |
| author_facet | Torou, Bio Mohamadou Favreau, G. Barbier, Bruno Pavelic, Paul Illou, Mahamadou Sidibe, F. |
| author_sort | Torou, Bio Mohamadou |
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| description | Land-use-change-induced increases in shallow groundwater levels across parts of the Sahel in recent years have coincided with expanded use of groundwater for irrigation. This study was conducted to assess the potential linkages and livelihood implications based on a field survey of nine villages building on previous hydrological studies. The results show that irrigators lack effective means of production and mostly rely on manual methods. Borehole usage is more pro table and reliable than shallower wells. Overall incomes from irrigation are relatively small and severely constrained by the limited field scale due to high establishment and operating costs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace403202025-06-17T08:24:16Z Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger Torou, Bio Mohamadou Favreau, G. Barbier, Bruno Pavelic, Paul Illou, Mahamadou Sidibe, F. groundwater irrigation small scale systems irrigation systems water management water use water level water table river basins farmers land use social aspects food security income households non governmental organizations Land-use-change-induced increases in shallow groundwater levels across parts of the Sahel in recent years have coincided with expanded use of groundwater for irrigation. This study was conducted to assess the potential linkages and livelihood implications based on a field survey of nine villages building on previous hydrological studies. The results show that irrigators lack effective means of production and mostly rely on manual methods. Borehole usage is more pro table and reliable than shallower wells. Overall incomes from irrigation are relatively small and severely constrained by the limited field scale due to high establishment and operating costs. 2013-07 2014-06-13T14:47:23Z 2014-06-13T14:47:23Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40320 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Torou, Bio Mohamadou; Favreau, G.; Barbier, B.; Pavelic, Paul; Illou, Mahamadou; Sidibe, F. 2013. Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger. Water International, 38(4):465-479. (Special issue on "Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, Part 1" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.817042 |
| spellingShingle | groundwater irrigation small scale systems irrigation systems water management water use water level water table river basins farmers land use social aspects food security income households non governmental organizations Torou, Bio Mohamadou Favreau, G. Barbier, Bruno Pavelic, Paul Illou, Mahamadou Sidibe, F. Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger |
| title | Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger |
| title_full | Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger |
| title_fullStr | Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger |
| title_short | Constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the Iullemmeden Basin, South-Western Niger |
| title_sort | constraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the iullemmeden basin south western niger |
| topic | groundwater irrigation small scale systems irrigation systems water management water use water level water table river basins farmers land use social aspects food security income households non governmental organizations |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40320 |
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