Small-scale irrigation mapping in Burkina Faso

This technical report presents the Small-Scale Irrigation Mapping (SSIM) tool, which uses 30-m Landsat 8 imagery to map irrigation on areas smaller than 1 hectare in Burkina Faso. The tool addresses the limitations of previous low-resolution maps and was used to validate the TAGMI decision-support tool for district-level agricultural water management interventions.

• Existing irrigation maps for Burkina Faso, with resolutions of 250 m, 300 m, or 1 km, are insufficient for identifying scattered irrigation on plots smaller than 1 hectare. To address this, the Small-Scale Irrigation Mapping (SSIM) tool was developed using 30-m Landsat 8 imagery time series, ground truthing data, and local knowledge from three of the four agro-climatic zones in the country.
• The mapping exercise was used to validate the Targeting Agricultural Water Management Interventions (TAGMI) decision-support tool, which estimates the spatial likelihood of long-term success for interventions at the district level across Burkina Faso.
• While the rapid expansion of private small-scale irrigation can improve food security and livelihoods, there are growing concerns that unchecked expansion and sub-optimal practices may negatively impact downstream water availability and quality.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Small-scale irrigation mapping in Burkina Faso. https://www.sei.org/publications/small-scale-irrigation-mapping-in-burkina-faso/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Small-scale irrigation mapping in Burkina Faso. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/small-scale-irrigation-mapping-in-burkina-faso/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019smallscale, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Small-scale irrigation mapping in Burkina Faso}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/small-scale-irrigation-mapping-in-burkina-faso/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }