Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture and Domestic Supply in Enugu North Agricultural Zone, Nigeria
The turning point for water resources development and management policy in Nigeria could be traced as far back as 1960 after the severe drought of the 1950s. In year 2000, the federal government formulated a new National Water Supply and Sanitation Policy. The study was designed to determine whe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Extension |
| Online Access: | https://journal.aesonnigeria.org/index.php/jae/article/view/202 |
| Summary: | The turning point for water resources development and management
policy in Nigeria could be traced as far back as 1960 after the severe
drought of the 1950s. In year 2000, the federal government formulated a
new National Water Supply and Sanitation Policy. The study was
designed to determine whether or not, a national policy on domestic
rainwater harvesting is entrenched in the national water supply and
sanitation policy. A case study was carried out in Enugu north agricultural
zone of Enugu State. Data for the study were collected from 70
respondents through the use of a structured interview schedule.
Frequency distribution, percentage and mean statistic were used in the
analysis of the data. The findings revealed that there was an absence of
national, state and local government’s policy on domestic rainwater
harvesting for agriculture and domestic supply in the study area unlike
what is obtainable in other countries such as China, Brazil, Zimbabwe
and India. It was recommended that the National Water Supply and
Sanitation Policy in Nigeria should be reviewed to accommodate
domestic rain water harvesting for agriculture and domestic supply. |
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |