Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan

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dc.creatorFragaszy, S.
dc.creatorClosas, Alvar
dc.date2016
dc.date2016-12-06T05:52:32Z
dc.date2016-12-06T05:52:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:40:15Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines the socioeconomic features that underpin the expansion of groundwater-dependent irrigation in Northern State, Sudan. Groundwater development in the region serves as an economic lifeline given the poor Nile-based irrigation infrastructure and future changes in Nile hydrology. Groundwater-dependent irrigation is found to be expanding in previously uncultivated regions increasingly distant from the Nile. The study finds these historically marginal lands are targeted for capital-intensive agricultural projects because landholding patterns in traditionally cultivated areas preclude new large developments and improved infrastructure has lowered farming costs in distant terraces. Private companies and large landholders have a history of successful agricultural ventures in Northern State and are reliant on easily accessible and reliable groundwater resources for these new farms.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78149
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162282
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceFragaszy, S.; Closas, Alvar. 2016. Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan. Water Alternatives, 9(1):139-161.
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectwater resources
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater policy
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectcultivated land
dc.subjectdeserts
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectsurface irrigation
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectland tenure
dc.subjectland ownership
dc.subjectsocioeconomic environment
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjecthydrogeology
dc.subjectstate intervention
dc.subjectwheats
dc.titleCultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan
dc.typeJournal Article

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