Journal
WATER INTERNATIONAL
Volume 38, Issue 4, Pages 465-479Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2013.817042
Keywords
West Africa; land use change; small-scale irrigation; groundwater use; Niger
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- French Ministry of Research
- Rockefeller Foundation [2008-AGR-305]
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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 profitable 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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