Assessment of irrigation system performance in south-western Burkina Faso

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 306-315

  Dembele, Youssouf ^a   Yacouba, Hamma ^b   Keïta, Amadou ^b   Sally, Hilmy ^c  

^a Institute for Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA)   (Burkina Faso)

^b Institut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement   (Burkina Faso)

^c International Water Management Institute (IWMI)   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Indicateur; Indicator; Irrigation; M thodologie; Methodology; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863560390     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.647     Document Type: Article

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