The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeWest and Central African Food Systems Transformationen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.subregionOgun Watersheden_US
cg.coverage.subregionOgun-Osun River Basinen_US
cg.creator.identifierOlufunke Cofie: 0000-0002-2092-4679en_US
cg.creator.identifierAdebayo Olubukola Oke: 0000-0002-2313-6862en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2022.229en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051769en_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Solutionsen_US
cg.isbn978-92-9090-948-4en_US
cg.issn2012-5763en_US
cg.issn2478-1134en_US
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorOke, Adebayo Olubukolaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCofie, Olufunke O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMerrey, Douglas J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T08:34:43Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-03-06T08:34:43Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129198en_US
dc.titleThe link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeriaen_US
dcterms.abstractSmall water infrastructure in Nigeria needs to be utilized more efficiently. There are over 900 small reservoirs across the country. Many of these have yet to be put to productive use within the Ogun watershed in the Ogun Osun River Basin. This study investigates the challenges and opportunities for improving the use of small reservoirs for farmer-led irrigation in a sustainable way. The 20 small reservoirs investigated showed varying degrees of degradation of the hydraulic structures, poor embankment maintenance evidenced by the observed erosion, overgrown shrubs, spillway cracks and failures, and siltation of the reservoir. Poor water management and irrigation practices due to weak technical capacity are also observed. There needs to be a precise governance arrangement or policy supporting water use in such a situation. The economic interests and considerations of the farmers determine the irrigation activities around the reservoirs. Regulations and management of the reservoirs were based on what was considered appropriate by the farmers. With the increasing interest in the use of small reservoirs as water sources for farmer-led irrigation in Nigeria, increased capacity building and training, access to agricultural inputs, finance, and the transformation of commodity associations to water users’ associations would contribute to improving the productivity of small reservoirs.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2023en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOke, Adebayo Olubukola; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Merrey, D. J. 2023. The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 206) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.229]en_US
dcterms.extent28p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfIWMI Working Paper 206en_US
dcterms.issued2023-03-02en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmer-led irrigationen_US
dcterms.subjectreservoirsen_US
dcterms.subjectinfrastructureen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale irrigationen_US
dcterms.subjectwatershedsen_US
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen_US
dcterms.subjectdamsen_US
dcterms.subjectstorage capacityen_US
dcterms.subjectwater productivityen_US
dcterms.subjecthydraulic structuresen_US
dcterms.subjectmaintenanceen_US
dcterms.subjectwater managementen_US
dcterms.subjectinstitutionsen_US
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural practicesen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation practicesen_US
dcterms.subjectagronomyen_US
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectmarketingen_US
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic aspectsen_US
dcterms.subjectwater supplyen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation schemesen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation managementen_US
dcterms.subjectembankmentsen_US
dcterms.subjectspillwaysen_US
dcterms.subjectwater conveyanceen_US
dcterms.subjectpumpingen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten_US
dcterms.subjectwater usersen_US
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectpublic-private partnershipsen_US
dcterms.subjectfinanceen_US
dcterms.subjectrural areasen_US
dcterms.subjectdomestic wateren_US
dcterms.subjectfarm inputsen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable livelihoodsen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectwomenen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial inclusionen_US
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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