@article{fdi:010060563,
  title = {{C}onstraints and opportunities for groundwater irrigation arising from hydrologic shifts in the {I}ullemmeden {B}asin, south-western {N}iger},
  author = {{T}orou, {B}. {M}. and {F}avreau, {G}uillaume and {B}arbier, {B}. and {P}avelic, {P}. and {I}llou, {M}. and {S}idibe, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}and-use-change-induced increases in shallow groundwater levels across parts of the {S}ahel in recent years have coincided with expanded use of groundwater for irrigation. {T}his study was conducted to assess the potential linkages and livelihood implications based on a field survey of nine villages building on previous hydrological studies. {T}he results show that irrigators lack effective means of production and mostly rely on manual methods. {B}orehole usage is more profitable and reliable than shallower wells. {O}verall incomes from irrigation are relatively small and severely constrained by the limited field scale due to high establishment and operating costs.},
  keywords = {{W}est {A}frica ; land use change ; small-scale irrigation ; groundwater use ; {N}iger ; {NIGER}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {I}nternational},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {465--479},
  ISSN = {0250-8060},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1080/02508060.2013.817042},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060563},
}