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Traditional Agriculture and Water Use in the Sokoto Valley, Nigeria

This article describes the ecology of traditional agricultural practices in the floodplain of the River Sokoto in north-west Nigeria. The area lies in the Sudan savanna, and rain-fed agriculture is subject to periodic drought. Although river flow is also highly variable, both seasonally and between years, the floodplain represents a valuable agricultural resource. Floodplain hydrology is complicated, but surveys of flooding based on interviews with farmers, together with a study of cropping practices, reveal a complex and highly developed agriculture in the floodplain based on the cultivation …