Keeping Cattle and the Cost of Water in Eastern Botswana

摘要

In Botswana's eastern communal area, choosing the best available water supply does not necessarily mean that cattle will get enough water to optimize production. So concludes this analysis, based on the 1979-80 Water Points Survey of 12 communities in this region, of farmers'water use strategies. In Part I, the author examines farmers'views of water use. Part II of the study focuses on patterns of water point use over time. Part III deals with the costs of constructing new water points, especially dams, hafir-dams, boreholes, and open wells. Boreholes were found to be the most expensive and hafir-dams the least.