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1. Sustainable Agricultural Water Management in
Cereal-Based Farming Systems of Northern
Ghana
F. Kizito, R. Namara, C. Quansah,
W. A. Agyare, E. Obuobie,
and A. Danso
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Partner Meeting 08 August 2012
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2. Project Partners
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3. Background
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4. Project Sites
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5. Work Program/Activites
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6. Research design
Group 2 farmers
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7. Field instrumentation
Pyranometer
Anemometer
Relative humidity
Rain gauge and air temperature
Trees and Shrubs
Soil water content
Echo Probes Data logger
Maize
Soya-bean
Soil surface
20 cm
40 cm Neutron probe
access tube
60 cm
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8. Water balance components
Evapotranspiration (ET)  Compiling farm level data on soil
water fate
 Assess crop water productivity
 Assess livestock water productivity
 Evaluate system productivity
Transpiration
Soil evaporation
Precipitation (P)
Annual crop Transpiration
Shrub Runoff (RO)
Root
Change in
Infiltration uptake
ΔSW profile storage
Deep drainage
Root uptake (DD)
Gwup SW unaccounted
Water table
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9. Outputs and Capacity Strengthening
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10. Project Budget
 Project budget details
 Prof. Charles Quansah and Dr. Agyare to present budget details on
training to PL
 The PL and Dr. Obuobie will coordinate field exchange visits
 Partners budget funds are in the process of being transferred by the
host institution
 Significant portion of budget was dedicated to field instrumentation
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11. Highlights of meeting with Prof. Charles Quansah
 Explore possibilities of combining automated measurements with
access tube measurements
 For the training, after selecting community trainers i.e. trainer of
trainees (AEAs); will have a community of practice
 Would be most appropriate to do on-site for both Lawra and Tolon
 Suggested dates 13-14 August then Lawra would be 30-31 August.
 Contact District Directors
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12. Project Communication tool
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13. IWMI and Collaborating Partners:
Together we can see the Horizon
• IWMI Sustainable Water Management Website:
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Research Collaborations: The challenges and opportunities raised by the
nexus of water resources and environmental needs require the development
of new collaborations and strengthening existent partnerships
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