Irrigation and poverty: The case of the Office du Niger in Mali

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作者
Belieres, Jean-Francois [1 ]
Hilhorst, Thea [2 ]
Kebe, Demba [3 ]
Keita, Manda Sadio [4 ]
Keita, Souleymane [5 ]
Sanogo, Oumar [6 ]
机构
[1] Cirad, UMR ART Dev, TA C 88 15, F-34398 Montpellier 5, France
[2] Inst Royal Trop KIT, NL-1092 AD Amsterdam, Netherlands
[3] IER, Direct Sci, Bamako, Mali
[4] IER, Programme Econ Filieres ECOFIL, Bamako, Mali
[5] Inst Natl Stat, Bamako, Mali
[6] Fac Sci Econ & Gest, Bamako, Mali
关键词
family farms; irrigation; Mali; poverty;
D O I
10.1684/agr.2011.0473
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
Surveys were carried out in 2004 in the Office du Niger in Mali, to assess the contribution of irrigation schemes to poverty reduction. Results show that the situation is better in the Office du Niger than in any of the other rural areas in Mali, including the Segou region. The investments in irrigation schemes have contributed to strong agricultural growth and a reduction in poverty amongst smallholder farmers. However, this positive effect is eroding because of the deterioration of production conditions, and a reduction in average size of fields due to a combination of population growth and a decrease in the area allocated to smallholders. New attributions are being granted to the private sector.
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页码:144 / 149
页数:6
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