Download or read book Irrigation in Tropical Africa written by William Mansfield Adams and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference papers on obstacles to, and problem-solving in, irrigation in tropical zones of Africa - covers soil surveys and human resources planning, fuelwood needs and activities of Hausa rural women; examines land tenure issues, labour demand, and origins of low agricultural production in certain irrigation schemes; analyses farmer behaviour in response to irrigation; discusses training needs. Diagrams, graphs, references, statistical tables. Conference held in Cambridge 1983 Mar 24 to 25.