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Survey of water use behaviour in rural North Ghana

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Evaluation research of rural water projects has not paid much attention to examining the extent to which intended beneficiaries actually utilized the new water points for drinking purposes. This paper presents a survey of water use patterns in a rural district of Ghana to find out the source(s) of water for drinking both at home and when on the farm. Because farms are at a considerable distance from the settlements where the boreholes are located, the use of borehole water when on the farm provides a good standard with which to evaluate community education components of the water programmes.

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  • Stephen B. Kendie, 1992. "Survey of water use behaviour in rural North Ghana," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 16(2), pages 126-131, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:16:y:1992:i:2:p:126-131
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1992.tb00558.x
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