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
Subjects:	IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY MICROFINANCE WATER AVAILABILITY LAND SUITABILITY ENABLING ENVIRONMENT SUPPLY CHAIN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/818351624267170265/Assessment-of-Farmer-Led-Irrigation-Development-in-Niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35797

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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
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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
author_facet	Soumaila, Amadou
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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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35797
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Assessment of Farmer-Led Irrigation Development in Niger

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