Potential for increasing Aricultural water productivity in the Black Volta Basin
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2012
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The effect of over or under irrigation on vegetables is the reduction in yield. The study carried out in the Black Volta Basin that falls within the administrative boundaries of the Upper West Region, Ghana, sought to ascertain the potential for increasing agricultural water productivity under various agricultural water management interventions being used for dry season gardening and livestock rearing. Seven sites were selected for detailed studies. Primary and Secondary data were collected through desk studies, .....................................................
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering and Management
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Black Volta Basin, Crop, Dry season, Intervention, Livestock, Water productivity