Kloff, Sandra (2002) Better than nature? Senegal river management reconsidered. Policy Matters (10). pp. 13-15.
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Since the Andalusian historian al-Bakri first described their production system, the floodplains of the river Senegal managed to maintain a flourishing economy for over a millennium. In years of normal rainfall, a huge flow from the Senegal’s tributaries flooded the riverbanks, recharging aquifers and enriching the plains with nutrient-rich silt. Farmers grew pearl millet and sorghum in the flood-watered soil. After the harvest, herders moved their cattle into the plains to browse the stubble, and the animals fertilized the land. Small fish moved from the main channel of the river into the flood plains to escape larger river-bound predators. An extraordinary series of harvests were reaped throughout centuries in this low-rainfall Sahelian region: millet, sorghum and other cultigens; milk and meat; and fish. Furthermore, the sequential use of the same lands allowed ethnically distinct peoples to contribute to the well being of one another, promoting social cohesion and harmony.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Senegal, Economy, Water Resources, Riverine Fisheries, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Fish Harvesting, Dams, Traditional Management systems, Food Management, Employment, Foreign Investments, Foreign Exchange Value, Livelihood, Indigenous People, Weeds, Infrastructure, Freshwater Resources, Habitat, Molluscs, Larvae, Disease, Natural Resources Management, Community Based Management, Traditional Knowledge, IUCN, NGO |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2022 11:18 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2022 11:18 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14091 |
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