Avornyo, N.

Ayantunde, Augustine A.

Kabore, A.

Karbo, K.

Ouattara, K.

Panyan, E.K.

Sawadogo, B.

Yahaya, I.

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The	  3rd	  International	  Forum	  	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	  Tshwane,	  South	  Africa	  November	  14	  –	  17, 2011	  	   	   	  	  	  Co-­‐hosted	  by:	  	  	  	  	  C o n s t r a i n t s  a n d  o p p o r t u n i t i e s  i n  r a i n w a t e r  m a n a g e m e n t  i n  c r o p - l i v e s t o c k  s y s t e m s  o f  V o l t a  B a s i n  i n  G h a n a  a n d  B u r k i n a  F a s o  PANYAN	  E.K.	  1,	  OUATTTARA,	  K.	  2,	  KARBO	  N.3,	  AVORNYO	  F.K.1,	  AYANTUNDE	  A.4,	  YAHAYA	  I.5,	  SAWADOGO,	  B.2	  AND	  KABORE,	  A.2	  1CSIR-­‐Animal	  Research	  Station,	  Nyankpala	  near	  Tamale,	  Ghana	  2INERA,	  Burkina	  Faso	  3CSIR-­‐Animal	  Research	  Institute,	  Accra,	  Ghana	  4International	  Livestock	  Research	  Institute,	  Bamako,	  Mali	  5CSIR-­‐Savannah	  Agriculture	  Research	  Station,	  Wa,	  Ghana	  minongkordam@yahoo.com	  	  S e s s i o n :  V o l t a  B a s i n  x  T W G  ( R a i n  W a t e r  M a n a g e m e n t )  	  ROAD	  CONSTRUCTION	  AND	  RAIN	  WATER	  HARVESTING	  SYSTEM	  FOR	  DOMESTIC	  AND	  LIVESTOCK	  USE	  AT	  ORBILI	  IN	  LAWRA	  DISTRICT	  (PHOTO	  COURTESY	  DR.	  N.	  KARBO)	  	   Key Message In	  low	  external	  inputs	  crop-­‐livestock	  systems,	  investment	  in	  rainwater	  management	  is	  minimal	  and	  often	  on	  traditional	  practices.	  Livelihood	  options	  and	  indigenous	  knowledge	  of	  the	  rural	  communities	  largely	  shape	  rainwater	  management	  practices	  and	  may	  require	  technical,	  institutional	  and	  policy	  firming	  up	  in	  joint	  learning	  and	  sharing	  to	  make	  the	  system	  more	  productive.	  	  	  International	  Forum	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	    S u m m a r y  A	  rapid	  rural	  survey	  was	  conducted	  in	  eight	  communities	  each	  in	  Ghana	  and	  Burkina	  Faso	  to	  collect	  baseline	  information	  on	  natural	  resources	  and	  water	  related	  infrastructures	  to	  aid	  design	  and	  testing	  of	  subsequent	   best	   fit	   rainwater	   management	   strategies.	   Rainwater	   management	   practices	   in	   the	   two	  countries	  were	  found	  to	  be	  similar	  and	  included	  inter-­‐row	  water	  harvesting,	  collection	  of	  rainwater	  from	  zinc	   sheet	   roofed	   houses	   and	   storage	   in	   tanks	   and	   local	   earthen-­‐wares,	   contour	   bunds,	   dugouts,	   and	  small	   reservoirs.	   The	   zai	   (pit)	   system	   on	   farms	   was	   peculiar	   to	   Burkina	   Faso	   communities.	   	   Major	  constraints	   to	   rainwater	   management	   in	   the	   basin	   included	   seasonal	   availability,	   insufficient	   storage	  containers	  for	  harvesting	  rainwater,	  and	  pollution	  of	  small	  reservoirs	  by	  livestock.	  Individual	  investment	  in	   rainwater	  management	  was	   limited	   to	   storage	   tanks/jars.	  Given	   the	   similar	   constraints,	   knowledge	  systems	  and	  resources	  base	  of	  the	  people	  in	  the	  study	  areas,	  there	  may	  be	  huge	  opportunities	  for	  the	  scaling	  up	  and	  out	  of	  innovations	  across	  national	  borders.	  	  	  

Constraints and opportunities in rainwater management in crop-livestock systems of Volta Basin in Ghana and Burkina Faso

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Constraints and opportunities in rainwater management in crop-livestock systems of Volta Basin in Ghana and Burkina Faso

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