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Soil and Water Management in West Africa: An Economic Analysis

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  • Day, John C.

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Water conservation is a necessary component in efforts to raise the productivity of traditional rain-fed farming in West Africa. Soil-water balance relationships and a whole-farm modeling approach are used to estimate benefits of conservation on a typical farm in Mali. Increased rainfall infiltration could quadruple income and raise food grain production from 60 to 90 percent in combination with small amounts of fertilizer.

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  • Day, John C., 1989. "Soil and Water Management in West Africa: An Economic Analysis," Staff Reports 278241, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:278241
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278241
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    1. Shapouri, Shahla & Dommen, Arthur J. & Rosen, Stacey L., 1986. "Food Aid and the African Food Crisis," Foreign Agricultural Economic Report (FAER) 147973, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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