Benefits of Irrigation among Smallholder Farmers in Southwest Nigeria
für 33.21€ kaufen ··· 9783847335641 ··· 10361226 ··· The wealth of a nation depends to a large extent on its ability to properly harness of its natural resources, which include water and soil. Southwest is the cocoa-belt of Nigeria but, both cash and food crops have consistently decline in the last few years, due to change in land cover and rainfall pattern. This phenomenon constitutes a threat to food security and calls for efforts to explain the downward trend and make recommendation for improvement. This book examines the key factors that determine smallholder farmers` use of irrigation water, investigates the benefits derivable from the use of irrigation, access other alternative uses of irrigation water beside agriculture, and showcase a comparative analysis of soils from selected locations in the study area with respect to crop yield. A novel technique that combines field surveys with socioeconomic analyses was adopted. For sustainable agricultural production through multiple cropping all year round in the study area, a high premium should be placed on irrigation and the households` non-agricultural water uses should be included in irrigation planning for a holistic as well as effective water resources management. Hersteller: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Marke: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing EAN: 9783847335641 Kat: Hardcover/Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik/Naturwissenschaften allgemein Lieferzeit: Sofort lieferbar Versandkosten: Ab 20¤ Versandkostenfrei in Deutschland Icon: https://www.inforius-bilder.de/bild/?I=TVC827oaXYO8%2F9iyy8InFga3bRgQ%2BhPVUgROETgmTmg%3D Bild:
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