Improving crop yields in the Sahel by means of water-harvesting

Joseph A. Tabor

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Abstract

Agricultural water-harvesting systems provide spectacular results throughout the Sahel, but their application is much less widespread than is possible. Constraints on and opportunities for their use are discussed here, with specific examples drawn from a yield study conducted in Niger. The high millet (Pennisetum americanum [L.] K. Schum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L] Moench.) yields achieved with micro-catchment water-harvesting show it as a promising cropping system for land-poor farmers and/or in areas where conventional practices produce relatively low yields.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)83-106
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Arid Environments
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1995

Keywords

  • Sahel
  • agricultural systems
  • crop yields
  • water-harvesting micro-catchments

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

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