Irrigation to mitigate rainfall variability and food insecurity in the Sahel: new irrigation options for Burkina Faso
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2012
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Major disruptions in rainfall experienced during the winter season 2007/2008, particularly characterized by a sudden cessation of rains in early September have caused a decrease of 16% and 11% of grain production, respectively, compared to the 2006 / 2007 and the average of the previous five seasons. This article is a synthesis of the issues of food security, initiated policies, and irrigation technologies to improve farmers’ adaptation capacities in Burkina Faso. A research-development project studies the practice of supplemental irrigation, its agronomic, climatic and socio-economic issues related to the mobilization of runoff.
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RAINFALL PATTERNS, RUNOFF WATER, SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION, WATER MANAGEMENT, BURKINA FASO, SAHEL, FOOD SECURITY, RAIN FED FARMING, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, CROP MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
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Fossi, S., Traore, Y. M., Barbier, B., Diarra, A., Traore, S. O., & Zangre, A. (2012). Irrigation to mitigate rainfall variability and food insecurity in the Sahel: new irrigation options for Burkina Faso. Proceedings of the WAC 2012.