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Table 2 Areas cultivated under flood recession agriculture at seven wetlands showing the maximum possible cultivated area and actual areas in 1999/2000 and 2000/2001
Wetland | Max no. of fields | Average field size (ha) | Max cultivatable area (ha) | No. of fields cultivated 1999/2000 | Area cultivated 1999/2000 (ha) | No. of fields cultivated 2000/2001 | Area cultivated 2000/2001 (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boichiche | 60 | 1.17 | 70 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 43 |
Tali | 200 | 1.28 | 256 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Sawana | 700 | 2.65 | 1,855 | 180 | 477 | 0 | 0 |
Chlim | 75 | 1.66 | 125 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Goungel | 300 | 2.75 | 825 | 50 | 138 | 39 | 107 |
Leweija | 3,000 | 0.68 | 2,040 | 250 | 170 | 500 | 340 |