Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Water for traditional irrigation on flood-plains in Bauchi State is obtained from the Jama’are, Gongola and Komadugu river systems. The plains are replenished during rainy season and farmers often drill wells to irrigate their farm lands. Wells are drilled by jetting techniques and most of the farme...
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| author | Abdullahi Abubakar Sadiq Sunusi Abubakar Amin Desa Ahmad Baba Gana Umara |
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| description | Water for traditional irrigation on flood-plains in Bauchi State is obtained from the Jama’are, Gongola and Komadugu river systems. The plains are replenished during rainy season and farmers often drill wells to irrigate their farm lands. Wells are drilled by jetting techniques and most of the farmers’ plots are less than 1 hectare. Well yield varies from 0.6 to 9.4 Ls-1 and water is drawn from a depth of 12 m. From the mean yield, the results indicate higher water abstraction from tube wells located at Jama’are flood plains. The study recommended appropriately locating wells and greater investment in extension services in order to facilitate the growth of farmer associations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d85bbb3f2ca049fd93465cacf533931f2022-12-21T21:20:25ZengInstituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi)Revista Ambiente & Água1980-993X2014-10-019460260910.4136/ambi-agua.1314Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, NigeriaAbdullahi Abubakar Sadiq0 Sunusi Abubakar Amin1Desa Ahmad2Baba Gana Umara3Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATB), PMB 0248 Bauchi, Nigeria Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering DepartmentAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATB), PMB 0248 Bauchi, Nigeria Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering DepartmentUniversiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor, DE, Malaysia Department of Biological and Agricultural EngineeringUniversity of Maiduguri, Nigeria Department of Agricultural and Environmental EngineeringWater for traditional irrigation on flood-plains in Bauchi State is obtained from the Jama’are, Gongola and Komadugu river systems. The plains are replenished during rainy season and farmers often drill wells to irrigate their farm lands. Wells are drilled by jetting techniques and most of the farmers’ plots are less than 1 hectare. Well yield varies from 0.6 to 9.4 Ls-1 and water is drawn from a depth of 12 m. From the mean yield, the results indicate higher water abstraction from tube wells located at Jama’are flood plains. The study recommended appropriately locating wells and greater investment in extension services in order to facilitate the growth of farmer associations.http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/1314FadamagroundwaterJama’areNFDPSavannah |
| spellingShingle | Abdullahi Abubakar Sadiq Sunusi Abubakar Amin Desa Ahmad Baba Gana Umara Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria Revista Ambiente & Água Fadama groundwater Jama’are NFDP Savannah |
| title | Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in Bauchi State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | characteristics of irrigation tube wells on major river flood plains in bauchi state nigeria |
| topic | Fadama groundwater Jama’are NFDP Savannah |
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