Farm tenancy on the South Chad Irrigation Project, Nigeria

Kolawole, Are

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“…SCIP has rated poorly on each of these indicators (Kolawole, 1986b(Kolawole, , 1987(Kolawole, , 1988. The capacity utilization of the scheme has been extremely low, irrigating from its inception only 7000 ha of the anticipated 67 000 ha during 1983/4 and resettling only 5.1% (855) of the displaced farmers; these figure fell to zero from 1984 to 1988.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…From SCIP's inception in 1979 the levels have remained below the critical level from May to October, and rainfall has also been deficient, thereby making the production of wet season crops extremely difficult, if not impossible. Kolawole (1987Kolawole ( , 1988 has noted that on average over 56.2% of wet season crops were lost due to water stress from 1979 to 1985. Table 1 summarizes the trend in the climatological and hydrological realities of the Chad Basin.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Water supply has remained scanty in quantity, erratic in its distribution, unpredictable and inconvenient to the irrigators. The risk and uncertainty have consequently remained high, resulting in massive crop failure, which has reduced the margin of survival of the irrigators (Kolawole, 1988).…”

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“…2) Large areas close to the Lake have been cleared for agriculture, both by local villagers and as a result of governmental development initiatives. The South Chad Irrigation Project has been allocated some 670 km 2 (67,000 ha), although to date only 210 km 2 have been developed (Kolawole, 1987). The project was severely disrupted by the recent drought and the consequent fall in the Lake's level, and today large tracts of land along the Maiduguri-Baga road are practically devoid of vegetation and badly exposed to wind erosion.…”

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Fisheries Development and Resource-usage Conflict: A Case-study of Deforestation Associated with the Lake Chad Fishery in Nigeria

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Verinumbe

1991

Envir. Conserv.

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A predicted rejuvenation of the Lake Chad fisheries in central Africa, associated with the passing of severe drought conditions in its Sahel environs, is likely to increase significantly the pressure placed on other local resources. In the case of the tree resources, it can be demonstrated that the concentration of population and fish-processing activity along the western lakeshore, will further exacerbate the existing local deficit between demand and supply, leading to increased tree-loss with ultimately devastating results culminating in desertification.The problem is outlined and discussed in the context of both local and national economic considerations. Particular attention is given to the relationship between increasing demand for fish products in Nigeria as a whole, associated with expansion of population and rapid urbanization, and the commercialization of fisheries production in the Chad Basin leading to much-increased fuel-wood usage. It is clear that Government must play an active, much-expanded role in regulating this situation if severe resource depletion and environmental degradation is not to occur in the foreseeable future.

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“…The importance of this type of analysis is well illustrated by the experience of the South Chad Irrigation Project (Kolawole 1987). This project, to exploit the waters of Lake Chad for the irrigated cultivation of rice, maize, cotton and vegetables, was conceived and planned in the late 1960s and executed in successive stages during the 1970s.…”

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Using Climate Information in Africa: Some Examples Related to Drought, Rainfall Forecasting and Global Warming

Hulme¹

1994

IDS Bulletin

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Summary The strong influence of climate upon the distribution and utilization of Africa's natural resources occurs through both its mean state and through its temporal variability. The latter aspect has received increasing attention. The prospect of future global‐mean warming due to greenhouse gas emissions adds a further dimension to the problem. Correct analysis and interpretation of climate variability over Africa, and its linkages with the global climate system, are important if appropriate resource management policies, targeted aid strategies and economic re‐structuring are to be implemented. This article briefly discusses some examples of how information about climate variability in Africa has been used in the context of seasonal rainfall forecasting, regional drought impacts, the International Negotiating Committees of the forthcoming Desertification Convention and the existing (and soon to be ratified) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Resumé Le climat: le déploiement des informations météorologiques en Afrique: exemples relatifs à la sécheresse, aux prévisions pluviales et à l'échauffement de la planète L'importante influence du climat sur la distribution et l'utilisation des ressources naturelles de l'Afrique résulte d'une part de son état normal ‘moyen’ et aussi, de la variabilité diachronique du climat. Cette variabilité temporelle reçoit de plus en plus d'attention. La perspective d'une augmentation de léchauffement de la planète en raison des émissions de gaz contributeurs à l'effet de serre présente une autre dimension à ce problème. L'analyse et l'interprétation correctes de la variabilité du climat sur l'Afrique entière, ainsi que ses rapports avec le système météorologique en général, seront importantes si l'on veut mettre en place des politiques de gestion des ressources appropriées, des stratégies d'aide correctement ciblées, ainsi qu'une restructuration globale de l'économie. Dans cet article, l'auteur offre une brève discussion de certains exemples de la manière par laquelle l'information concernant la variabilité météorologique en Afrique a été exploitée dans le contexte des prévisions saisonnières de pluvialité, de l'impact régional des sécheresses, des Comités internationaux de négociation de la prochaine Convention sur la désertification, et le projet actuel de Convention des Nations‐Unies (dont la ratification est attendue) sur les Changements climatiques. Resumen El uso de la información climatica en África: ejemplos relacionados con sequías, pronósticos de lluvias y el calentamiento global La gran influencia del clima en la distribución y utilización de los recursos naturales del África ocurre tanto a través de su término medio como de su variabilidad temporal. Este último aspecto va recibiendo creciente atención. Las posibilidades del calentamiento global medio debido a las emisiónes de gas del efecto invernadero añaden una dimensión extra al problema. El análisis y la interpretación correctos de la variabilidad del clima en todo el continente africano y sus conexiónes con e...

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Farm tenancy on the South Chad Irrigation Project, Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Underperformance of Nigerian irrigation systems

Underperformance of Nigerian irrigation systems

Fisheries Development and Resource-usage Conflict: A Case-study of Deforestation Associated with the Lake Chad Fishery in Nigeria

Using Climate Information in Africa: Some Examples Related to Drought, Rainfall Forecasting and Global Warming

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