Compare irrigation agriculture in the Nile Basin with that in the Niger Basin under the following headings:
(a) The need for irrigation
(b) Methods used
(c) Areas covered
(d) Crops cultivated
Explanation
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(a) The need for irrigation |
Irrigation Agriculture in Nile Basin | Irrigation in Niger Basin |
| (i) To supply moisture to soil (ii) To fight drought (iii) To improve the environment where plants grow |
(i) To grow crops, i.e large scale agriculture |
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(b) Methods used |
(i) Basin or flooding method (ii) Perennial method (iii) The shaduf method |
(i) Mainly the sprinkler method |
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(c) Areas covered |
Mainly areas along the Nile of Egypt and Sudan |
Mali, Sokoto (Nigeria), middle belt of Nigeria |
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(d) Crops cultivated |
Cotton, rice, sugarcane, wheat millet, groundnut |
Groundnut, rice, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane |