Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
of the management; (b) interviews with project managers of Vea and Tono,
the management of the Irrigation Company of Upper Region (ICOUR), and
technical officers. Also two farm leaders each were interviewed from Vea and
Tono; in addition five farmers were interviewed from Vea and six farmers
from Tono; (c) field observations of irrigation practices were conducted
during both the rainy and dry seasons of 2006-2008 at both Vea and Tono.
The state of the infrastructure, and other facilities such as rice mills and
offices was also observed.
4.3.2
Description of Vea and Tono Irrigation
Schemes
Development of the Vea and Tono
The Vea and Tono schemes were developed by the government of Ghana
through the assistance of international donor agencies. The two irrigation
schemes include large reservoirs constructed on the Nakambe River of the
White Volta River. The Vea and Tono irrigation schemes have total
command areas of 850ha and 2,490ha respectively (Table 4.2).
Table 4.2
:
Features of the Vea and Tono Irrigation Schemes.
Vea
Tono
The
Development
Started
1965
1975
Fully completed
1980
1985
Gross Project Area
1197 ha
3860 ha
The Areas
Irrigation Area
Developed
850 ha
2490 ha
Average Irrigation Area
Cultivated
Dry season - 315ha
Wet season - 500ha
Dry season - 1200ha
Wet season - 1035ha
Catchment area
136 km
2
650 km
2
Max surface area
405 ha
1860 ha
Maximum storage
17 x 10
6
m
3
93 x 10
6
m
3
The
Reservoir
Dead Storage
1 x 10
6
m
3
10 x 10
6
m
3
Live Storage
16 x 10
6
m
3
83 x 10
6
m
3
Crest Length
1585 m
3471 m
Max Depth
16 m
25m
The Canals
Length of main canals
21 km
42 km
Number of canals
62
91
Registered
2000
4000
The Farmers
Women
15-20%
10-15%
Village committees
8
8
Annual
Water Use
Irrigation Requirements
7.15 x 10
6
m
3
/a
39.78 x 10
6
m
3
/a
Urban Water Supply
3.1 x 10
6
m
3
/a
none
Search WWH ::
Custom Search