Contribution of informal shallow groundwater irrigation to livelihoods security and poverty reduction in the White Volta Basin (WVB): Current status and future sustainability
Shallow groundwater irrigation (SGI) using hand-dug shallow wells and dugouts is expanding, in the WVB, and is becoming attractive to farmers throughout. SGI is farmer-driven and has
developed without any government or donor involvement. The production of vegetables and cash
crops during the dry season utilizing SGI has provided farmers with a supplemental source of
income and an alternative to seasonal urban migration. Although SGI has been increasing
substantially, the extent of this practice is not documented.This project has help assess, the