Traditionally, the spread and extent of human settlement beyond the major riparian zones of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and across many other arid regions of the world, has been determined by availability of groundwater supplies, accessed through hand-dug wells andsprings. In more recent times, grou...
Pavelic, Paul
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Giordano, Mark
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Ramesh, Vidya
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Rao, Tamma
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[Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries]
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Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries
L'irrigation est une pratique tres ancienne, aussi vieille que la civilisation. C'est l'application artificielle d'eau sur Ie sol pour la production agricole. L'eau d'irrigation sert generalement II completer reau de pluie et la contribution de Ia nappe phreatique. L'ir-rigation permet d'eviter I...
Hartley, P.
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[Systems d'irrigation pour les fermes experimentales: guide de recherche de lIita, No. 14]
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Systems d'irrigation pour les fermes experimentales: guide de recherche de lIita, No. 14
Even though cassava is a durable crop, it has certain husbandry requirements and is responsive to favorable crop management practices. Healthy, fresh stem cuttings from mature cassava plants are the best planting materials. Depending on moisture conditions of the soil, farmers plant cassava cutti...