Targeting and scaling up of Agricultural water management interventions in the White Volta Basin, Ghana
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2012
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The Upper West Region (UWR) of Ghana covers a geographical area of 18,476km2. Out of this, an estimated area of 12,933.2km2 representing 70% is arable with about 80% of the populace engaged in agriculture. Majority of these people are small-scale farmers who depend mainly on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood. However, the area falls within the semi-arid region of Ghana which is characterised by viable and uni-model (April-September) rainfall pattern. These conditions have therefore become the major sources of risk in the agricultural enterprise. These conditions.............................................
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfilment of requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering and Management