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YEMEN 1984. Development of the Sourou Valley

1984. Sourou Valley, Yemen. A millet panicle grows strong with the help of regular irrigation.

01/01/1984

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Unique ID UF1WQU

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Background Information Burkina Faso's government has declared the Sourou Valley's development a top priority.

In 1984, construction began on a dam on the Black Volta River and an irrigation canal leading from it to the Sourou Valley. The army provides complimentary transportation to the work sites for volunteer workers.

The project is expected to provide irrigation for 30,000 hectares. Rice, wheat, sorghum, corn, and truck gardens will be the food crops, and wheat, sugarcane, and soya will be the cash crops.

The Government of Burkina Faso will bear the costs of the dam construction and the irrigation canal, but external sources, such as FAO, must finance the development of the resulting 30,000 hectares.