In Africa, groundwater irrigation is considered a reliable and affordable means to increase food security. Areas equipped for groundwater irrigation in Africa have however, developed slowly since 1950 and remain very limited. To date, no studies have identified the sustainable development potential of irrigation with renewable groundwater across Africa. This study is based on two approaches to locate and quantify this potential. The quantitative hydrological approach is based on the estimation of the current crop irrigation need and available renewable groundwater for irrigation after all other water needs, including environmental, have been satisfied. This approach shows that the potential is 44.6 x 106 ha or 20.5% of the cropland over the...
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and import...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) must significantly increase the area under irrigation for a host of pressin...
At least 400 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa source their domestic water supply from groundwate...
In Africa, groundwater irrigation is considered a reliable and affordable means to increase food sec...
Groundwater provides an important buffer to climate variability in Africa. Yet, groundwater irrigati...
Agriculture is a major economic sector in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where it contributes...
Although irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productivities by at least 50 ...
Strategies for increasing the development and use of groundwater for agriculture over much of Sub-Sa...
In Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). Sustainable groundwater development for im...
Paper presented at the International Conference on Groundwater: Our Source of Security in an Uncerta...
International audienceIn Sahelian countries, the development of irrigated agriculture is one of the ...
Strategies for increasing the development and use of groundwater for agriculture over much of Sub-Sa...
The widespread development of groundwater is the only affordable and sustainable way of improving a...
Although irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productivities by at least 50 ...
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and import...
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and import...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) must significantly increase the area under irrigation for a host of pressin...
At least 400 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa source their domestic water supply from groundwate...
In Africa, groundwater irrigation is considered a reliable and affordable means to increase food sec...
Groundwater provides an important buffer to climate variability in Africa. Yet, groundwater irrigati...
Agriculture is a major economic sector in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where it contributes...
Although irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productivities by at least 50 ...
Strategies for increasing the development and use of groundwater for agriculture over much of Sub-Sa...
In Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). Sustainable groundwater development for im...
Paper presented at the International Conference on Groundwater: Our Source of Security in an Uncerta...
International audienceIn Sahelian countries, the development of irrigated agriculture is one of the ...
Strategies for increasing the development and use of groundwater for agriculture over much of Sub-Sa...
The widespread development of groundwater is the only affordable and sustainable way of improving a...
Although irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productivities by at least 50 ...
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and import...
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and import...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) must significantly increase the area under irrigation for a host of pressin...
At least 400 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa source their domestic water supply from groundwate...