Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger

Niger is a large landlocked country whose northern two-thirds lies within the Sahara Desert with a population of about 21.5 million people. Most of the population is concentrated in areas around the Niger River in the southwestern corner of the cou...

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Main Author: Soumaila, Amadou
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818351624267170265/Assessment-of-Farmer-Led-Irrigation-Development-in-Niger
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spelling okr-10986-357972021-06-23T05:11:01Z Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger Soumaila, Amadou IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY MICROFINANCE WATER AVAILABILITY LAND SUITABILITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT SUPPLY CHAIN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION Niger is a large landlocked country whose northern two-thirds lies within the Sahara Desert with a population of about 21.5 million people. Most of the population is concentrated in areas around the Niger River in the southwestern corner of the country and along its long southern border with Nigeria. Niger’s economic activity is concentrated on traditional activities, primarily agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fishery but also informal trade and production. The country has experienced declining average rainfall, desertification, recurring droughts, and deforestation. Undernourishment is widespread. Agricultural risks, primarily droughts in Niger, have severe economic consequences with wide repercussions. Farmer-led irrigation (FLI) in the Niger context could be defined as irrigation privately owned and managed by farmers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent and the environment of FLI development in Niger, the challenges and constraints, and the business opportunities to be piloted. 2021-06-22T14:01:55Z 2021-06-22T14:01:55Z 2021-06-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818351624267170265/Assessment-of-Farmer-Led-Irrigation-Development-in-Niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35797 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Niger
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topic IRRIGATION
WATER SUPPLY
MICROFINANCE
WATER AVAILABILITY
LAND SUITABILITY
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
spellingShingle IRRIGATION
WATER SUPPLY
MICROFINANCE
WATER AVAILABILITY
LAND SUITABILITY
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Soumaila, Amadou
Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger
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Africa Western and Central (AFW)
Niger
description Niger is a large landlocked country whose northern two-thirds lies within the Sahara Desert with a population of about 21.5 million people. Most of the population is concentrated in areas around the Niger River in the southwestern corner of the country and along its long southern border with Nigeria. Niger’s economic activity is concentrated on traditional activities, primarily agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fishery but also informal trade and production. The country has experienced declining average rainfall, desertification, recurring droughts, and deforestation. Undernourishment is widespread. Agricultural risks, primarily droughts in Niger, have severe economic consequences with wide repercussions. Farmer-led irrigation (FLI) in the Niger context could be defined as irrigation privately owned and managed by farmers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent and the environment of FLI development in Niger, the challenges and constraints, and the business opportunities to be piloted.
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author Soumaila, Amadou
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author_sort Soumaila, Amadou
title Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger
title_short Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger
title_full Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger
title_fullStr Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger
title_sort assessment of farmer-led irrigation development in niger
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818351624267170265/Assessment-of-Farmer-Led-Irrigation-Development-in-Niger
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