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Plate 8 Farmlands showing symptoms of stress downstream of the dam
of many farmers in Goronyo and its surrounding communities, and resulted in some
farmers migrating to other areas, in particular the Bakolori Dam in neighboring
Zamfara state.
The Bakalori Dam was the source of water for cattle farmers living within
Goronyo, as well as for nomadic herdsmen who brought their cattle to drink at
the dam. Herdsmen also graze their cattle, because grasses grow along the banks of
the dam. During the study visit to Goronyo dam in 2017 and 2018, only a few small
herds of cattle were observed to be moving on the plain of the dam, compared to the
thousand observed previously in the 1980–2000 (Plate 9).
Plate 9 Few cattle with herdsmen and a fisherman behind them (showing decline in cattle numbers)
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Plate 8 Farmlands showing symptoms of stress downstream of the dam
of many farmers in Goronyo and its surrounding communities, and resulted in some
farmers migrating to other areas, in particular the Bakolori Dam in neighboring
Zamfara state.
The Bakalori Dam was the source of water for cattle farmers living within
Goronyo, as well as for nomadic herdsmen who brought their cattle to drink at
the dam. Herdsmen also graze their cattle, because grasses grow along the banks of
the dam. During the study visit to Goronyo dam in 2017 and 2018, only a few small
herds of cattle were observed to be moving on the plain of the dam, compared to the
thousand observed previously in the 1980–2000 (Plate 9).
Plate 9 Few cattle with herdsmen and a fisherman behind them (showing decline in cattle numbers)