Projects for rural development have to improve small-holders' income. Production-oriented projects in the humid savannah have to initiate the change from extensive to intensive and permanent cultivation methods on a sustainable basis. - (L'A)
Gandu, a traditional domestic unit, based on close kinship, for the production and consumption of food, is studied in an area close to the Kano River Project. It seems that new projects should not assume that family labour will be available. (EMS).
Aménagement régional ; Domaine aride ; Désert ; Eau souterraine ; Egypte ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Irrigation ; New Valley Project ; Oasis ; Pompage ; Surexploitation
Résultats de la mise en culture liée au New Valley Project: exploitation intensive de l'eau souterraine| limitation de sa généralisation, harmonisation souhaitable entre formes traditionnelles et modernes d'irrigation.
In the case of the village of Birkama, the effects of agricultural transformation on social and economic inequality are studied. One of the most far reaching changes since independence was the installation of a banana project. The recruitment
of participants for the project, strengthened the position of the married men as opposed to that of women and of younger men, and favoured the larger, wealthier and powerful concessions. Althought the social stratification in its main characteristics remained
Case studies of a cocoa farm, a rice growing area and an irrigation project illustrate the effects of government policy on agriculture and rural life. - (EMS)