@article{Day:172104,
      recid = {172104},
      author = {Day, John C. and Aillery, Marcel P.},
      title = {Soil and Moisture Management in Mali: A Case Study  Analysis for West Africa},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics: The Journal of the International  Association of Agricultural Economists},
      address = {1988-11},
      number = {968-2016-75650},
      pages = {14},
      year = {1988},
      abstract = {In order for farmers to accept improved soil and water  management practices, new technologies
must be appropriate  to the specific site conditions found in the farm setting  and be consistent
with farmers' objectives and available  resources. A whole-farm modeling analysis of this  problem
is described. Preliminary estimates of the benefits  of increased soil moisture conservation for
representative  low-resource farmers in Mali are presented. If farmers  could improve rainfall infiltration
from currently low  rates of about 40% up to 60%, and use small amounts of  chemical
fertilizers, disposable income could increase two  to four times depending on rainfall. Income could
be  increased another 50% if the infiltration rate was raised  to 80%. Food grain production could
increase 60 to 90% with  improved moisture conservation and fertilizer use.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/172104},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.172104},
}