Farmers, agencies and irrigation systems: A comparison of two village schemes in the Bakel Department in Senegal

The irrigation schemes of the villages Gande and Gallade in the Bakel Department in Senegal are managed by a farmer association and an agency. The agency had to install, repair and maintain motorpumps, assist in the lay-out of canals, structures and parcels, and to provide fuel and other inputs on credit. Associations had to manage the irrigation systems and repay the agency in time and in proportion to amounts of inputs received.