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Flood-recession agriculture (locally, “fadama”) normally starts at the end of the dry season, once high water levels have declined. Alluvial soils along watercourses are usually high in clay content, and thus retain sufficient moisture for cropping without further rainfall being necessary.
Fadama on an island in the middle of the Niger River, Niamey, Niger.
The Niger Sheraton is in the back-ground.