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Water for a food-secure world
15 June, 2012 Bolgatanga
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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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