World bank boost to niger for renewable energy and irrigation. The contents of each topic can be considered as inputs for a training session. Although, the project seems controversial, with proper management, the benefits of this dam project would be advantageous. Irrigation requires big amounts of water resources water requirements to irrigate ha in. However, crop irrigation has often been blamed for. Environmental impact assessment, kano river irrigation. Irrigation is the key for agricultural intensification. From rs 455 crore in the first plan, the expenditure on irrigation rose to rs 36,649 crore in the eighth plan. The role of water projects irrigation in developing nigeria. Working paper 99 improving irrigation project planning and. Dams and reservoirs in nigeria are used for irrigation, water supply, hydroelectric power generation or some combination. Irrigation improves the supply of plant roots with moisture and nutrients, reduces the temperature of the surface and increases its humidity. During the peak irrigation months, about 26 m3 s1 are released to the main canal, of which 5. Irrigation has been defined as the application of water to the soil for the purpose of supplying moisture essential for plant growth.
Major irrigation projects after the mid1970s included the south chad irrigation project in borno state, the bakolori project in sokoto state, and the kano river project. Some perspectives based on factor endowments, tropical nature, and patterns in favorable areas january 2015 doi. The kano river irrigation krip is under the hadejia jammaare river basin development authourity hjrbda. In contrast to many parts of asia, where largescale formal irrigation schemes have a long history, organised irrigation projects in africa are a relatively new. Nigeria is a typical example of a developing nation with quite a number of such projects. May 22, 2017 the national fadama development project nfdp has been incorporated by the government to address the challenge of poverty in nigeria. Socio economic and environmental impact assessment of community based smallscale irrigation in the upper awash basin. Introduction most irrigation schemes in nigeria are developed and. The transforming irrigation management in nigeria project objective is to improve access to irrigation and drainage services and to strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and. They are of particular importance in the north of the country, where rainfall is low. This paper examines some largescale water supply and irrigation projects that the authors have collectively and separately been involved in, as typical case studies in nigeria. Netafim can help plan and execute any agricultural project and agricultural development, any size, anywhere.
The establishment and operation of water projects has had a history of facilitating a change in the frequency and transmission dynamics of. An estimated 40,000 large dams and 800,000 small dams have been built, and 272 million hectares of land are currently under irrigation worldwide. Kano irrigation system, nigeria kano irrigation system is located in kano state, 20km east of the city of kano. Rainfall response to damirrigation projects in northern nigeria. The general impression of irrigation project expe rience of nigeria is that performance of most irrigation projects fall below preproject expectation.
Socio economic and environmental impact assessment of. The design of the irrigation network is a simple conventional gravity system, with upstream water control and medium density of farm turnouts. Each module has an introductory portion and three topics. We greatly appreciated the patience and availability of staff. The transforming irrigation management in nigeria project objective is to improve access to irrigation and drainage services and to strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and agriculture service delivery in selected. Irrigation is a technology that ensures a good soilmoisture balance resulting into a good environment for crop growth. The special features of africa for developing and managing irrigation projects, the pre sent status and future potential of both rainfed and irrigated agriculture in 50 african countries, and the main prob lems facing africa in the area of irriga tion are analysed.
The project was started in 1990 and is now in its third phase. Economic appraisal of kano river irrigation project krip kano. University of ibadan, nigeria abstract the paper examines the bakolori irrigation project in sokoto state, nigeria and its impact on the intended beneficiaries of the project. The manual for the irrigation system management training of irrigators associations consists of six modules. It is a major reservoir on the sokoto river, a tributary of the rima river, which in turn feeds the niger river. It equally provides a more favourable environment for plant growth. Agriculture is key variable in nigerias development effort. Irrigation washes out or dilutes salts in the soil and reduces the. Irrigation is critical for moving ldcs agriculture out of the extensificationbasedgrowth, and therefore, out of poverty. The contract concerns the rehabilitation, construction and completion of an irrigation and drainage system of about net 790ha irrigable land with water from the bagwai dam reservoir. Economic appraisal of kano river irrigation project krip. A case study of four community based irrigation schemes a thesis presented to the school of graduate studies addis ababa university in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of. Pdf in this paper, we examine the possibility that the increasing number and size of damirrigation projects in northern nigeria are having a.
The project was established to boost sustainable agricultural productivity of the climoadaphic environment of the densely populated kano in northwestern, nigeria. Furthermore, in irrigation scheme like the hadejajama are river project, the utilization of the project is just about 50% while the zobe dam in. Using the contents of each module, learning processes can be designed to follow the sequence of. The bakolori dam is in sokoto state in the northwest of nigeria, completed in 1978 and its reservoir filled by 1981.
This irrigation system conveys waters from the kano river and the artificial lake of thika. Nigeria transforming irrigation management in nigeria project english abstract. The triming project development objective is to improve access to irrigation and drainage services and to strengthen institutional arrangements for integrated water resources management and agriculture service delivery in selected largescale public schemes in northern nigeria. Bia has taken measureable steps to acquire better information about the irrigation projects to better understand the deferred maintenance backlog. Project report automated irrigation system using msp430 by. Aug, 2014 flood irrigation is the most common technique practiced by the farmers we met in west africa. Particular barriers and issues associated with projects in a. Irrigation in africa irrigation in africa has not developed to the same extent as in asia. The countrys northsouth extent is about 1 050 km and its maximum eastwest extent is about.
The river basin projects were established be ginning in 197376. The transforming irrigation management in nigeria triming project will improve existing irrigation on 27,000 hectares, irrigate an additional 23,000 hectares, and benefit more than 140,000 farmers while mobilizing private sector investment. Policies and prospects in nigerian irrigation sage journals. These agricultural projects that you outlined are fund ed by the federal government of nigeria. Water is sourced from rivers, lakes, wells, boreholes, or public irrigation schemes, and is typically pumped into the field using a diesel generator and flexible hose. Prominent among them are water resource development projects. All the projects on the river basins are funded by the federal government. These disasters are aggravated directly or indirectly by weather variability and climate change phenomenon, which require humanitarian emergency and rehabilitation measures. It marks a transformational effort to improve largescale public irrigation for expanding food. Irrigation opportunities should, however be explored from a broader perspective that includes a wide spectrum of agricultural water management types figure 2. The zauro polder project has been planned to be an irrigation scheme for the rima river floodplain in kebbi state, nigeria.
Project list programmes the cpf for nigeria describes faos medium term assistance priorities and results, derived from nationally defined priorities and objectives, to be achieved over the fiveyear period of the countrys programming cycle 202017. Zobe dam katsina state the zobe dam is located in katsina state. Project report automated irrigation system using msp430 by animesh mathur ajinkya fotedar pavan kumar malka varun polala abstract. It is also undertaken to provide an insurance against droughts, for cooling the soil and atmosphere. Improving irrigation project planning and implementation processes in subsaharan africa. The demand for food is such that the area used for irrigation in africa is expected to increase from 11. Third, a survey of the bakolori irrigation scheme in northwestern nigeria shows that it is possible in parts of nigeria to realize high yields that. Irrigation has not been embraced in kenya in large scale except for the well established canal irrigation systems like in mwea, ahero, bura that came into existence way back. Beginning in 2007, as required by the department and bias asset management plans, bia began conducting engineering condition assessments. Most irrigation schemes in nigeria are developed and managed by either the state or federal government. Partner with the global leaders in precision irrigation and sustainable projects.
Nigeria is prone to natural disasters such as flood, drought, pests and diseases of crop and livestock, desertification and soil erosion. This system will work to minimize the number of workers in a crop field, control and save water and electricity, increase agricultural production using small quantities of water, minimize manual. Public irrigation in the nigerian context means schemes run either by river basin development authorities rbdas or by the states. Nigeria geography, climate and population nigeria is located in the tropical zone of west africa between latitudes 4n and 14n and longitudes 22e and 1430e and has a total area of 923 770 km2. We examine rainfed agricultural areas lying outside the reach of major dam projects for their suitability for smallscale irrigation projects involving soilmoisture management. In nigeria, irrigation schemes and projects consist of. Irrigation farming in nigeria irrigation, as well as drainage, is the main form of land melioration.
Chapter 6 irrigation system design part 652 irrigation guide 210vineh 652, ig amend. Water from the dam supplies the bakolori irrigation project. Nigeria transforming irrigation management in nigeria. The irrigation project for niger aims primarily at assisting the government in expanding cereal and vegetable production along the niger river, and at creating an appropriate structure for the development of its irrigation program. The outlay for irrigation an flood control in nineth plan was rs 63,682 crore. However, the potential for irrigation investments in africa is highly dependent upon geographic, hydrologic, agronomic, and economic factors that need to be taken into account when assessing the longterm viability and sustainability of planned projects. Optimism led to significant expansion in some schemes, and in some cases acceleration of the project planning. Water in the fields can be distributed in different ways. Irrigation, as well as drainage, is the main form of land melioration.
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