[ Evolution des ressources hydriques et foncières pour les cultures irriguées dans la Commune rurale de Dan Barto (Département de Kantché au Niger) ]
Volume 40, Issue 2, January 2019, Pages 306–315
ILLOU Mahamadou1, Bonkoungou Joachim2, and SOULEY Kabirou3
1 Département de Géographie, Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Zinder, Niger
2 Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, INERA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 Département de Géographie, Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Zinder, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Irrigated crops are the government's preferred option for combating the quasi-structural food insecurity in rural Niger. These crops are developing in a context of degradation of natural resources, especially water and land, the main factors of production. In the rural commune of Dan Barto and in the other rural communities of Niger, the increase of the yields must pass by an efficient control of these principal resources. This study, which focuses on the evolution of water and land resources, aims to analyze the evolution factors seen by local populations in order to promote irrigation in the area. The methodology was based on an analysis of quantitative and qualitative data collected in the field using an interview guide and a questionnaire. Two types of interview (individual and focus group) allowed the collection of data. The main results show that the Dan Barto site exploits surface water. This resource has evolved according to the majority of farmers. Irregular rainfall and silting are the main causes. With regard to the land, it is the mode of access that knows an evolution, diversifying around the inheritance.
Author Keywords: Evolution, water, land, irrigation, Dan Barto, Niger.
Volume 40, Issue 2, January 2019, Pages 306–315
ILLOU Mahamadou1, Bonkoungou Joachim2, and SOULEY Kabirou3
1 Département de Géographie, Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Zinder, Niger
2 Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, INERA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3 Département de Géographie, Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université de Zinder, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Irrigated crops are the government's preferred option for combating the quasi-structural food insecurity in rural Niger. These crops are developing in a context of degradation of natural resources, especially water and land, the main factors of production. In the rural commune of Dan Barto and in the other rural communities of Niger, the increase of the yields must pass by an efficient control of these principal resources. This study, which focuses on the evolution of water and land resources, aims to analyze the evolution factors seen by local populations in order to promote irrigation in the area. The methodology was based on an analysis of quantitative and qualitative data collected in the field using an interview guide and a questionnaire. Two types of interview (individual and focus group) allowed the collection of data. The main results show that the Dan Barto site exploits surface water. This resource has evolved according to the majority of farmers. Irregular rainfall and silting are the main causes. With regard to the land, it is the mode of access that knows an evolution, diversifying around the inheritance.
Author Keywords: Evolution, water, land, irrigation, Dan Barto, Niger.
Abstract: (french)
Les cultures irriguées constituent l’option privilégiée par les pouvoirs publics pour lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire quasi structurelle en milieu rural nigérien. Ces cultures se développent dans un contexte de dégradation des ressources naturelles, en particulier l’eau et la terre, principaux facteurs de production. Dans la commune rurale de Dan Barto et dans les autres communautés rurales du Niger, l’accroissement des rendements doit passer par une maitrise efficiente de ces principales ressources. Cette étude qui porte sur l’évolution des ressources en eau et foncières, vise à analyser les facteurs d’évolution vues par les populations locales dans le souci de promouvoir l’irrigation dans le milieu. La méthodologie s’est basée sur une analyse des données quantitatives et qualitatives collectées sur le terrain à l’aide d’un guide d’entretien et d’un questionnaire. Deux types d’entretien, individuel et de groupe-cible, ont permis la collecte des données. Les principaux résultats montrent que le site de Dan Barto exploite une eau de surface. Cette ressource a évolué selon la majorité des paysans. L’irrégularité des pluies et l’ensablement sont les principales causes. S’agissant de la terre, c’est le mode d’accès qui connait une évolution, se diversifiant autour de l’héritage.
Author Keywords: Evolution, eau, foncier, irrigation, Dan Barto, Niger.
How to Cite this Article
ILLOU Mahamadou, Bonkoungou Joachim, and SOULEY Kabirou, “Evolution of Water and Land Resources for Irrigated Crops in the Rural Municipality of Dan Barto (Kantché Department - Niger),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 306–315, January 2019.
