Abstract
Small-scale irrigation has become an important feature of irrigation planning in sub-Saharan Africa. In northern Nigeria, small-scale irrigation is long-established using open water sources and shallow groundwater in floodplain environments ( fadama land), often using a shadoof. Such indigenous irrigation has recently been developed and greatly expanded by the introduction of small petrol pumps, initially through World Bank aided integrated agricultural development projects. This new technology has allowed substantial increases in dry-season agricultural production. However, access to this technology is uneven, and there are potentially severe problems of pump maintenance, marketing and land tenure which may limit the long-term impact of this irrigation technology.
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