project overview

Water for a food-secure world

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Phase one (2007-2010)Contribution of informal shallow groundwater irrigation to livelihoods security and poverty reduction in the White Volta Basin: current status and future sustainability

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Phase 1 Activities and Achievements• Document the current spatial extent and characteristics of

shallow groundwater irrigation agro-ecosystems

• Generate knowledge on hydrological regimes, bio-physical processes and sustainability of the system

• Generate knowledge on the crop and water productivity of SGI agro-ecosystems

• Study the socio-economic drivers of uptake and expansion of shallow groundwater irrigation systems

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Phase 2

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Phase 2 Project Activities

Work Package 1: Examine existing irrigation methods and evaluate alternative technologies to improve the efficiency of shallow groundwater utilization

Work Package 2: Improving profitability and market access: Analysis of the value-chain

Work Package 3: Requirements for uptake and out-scaling of shallow groundwater irrigation

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