Shallow wells, the untapped resource with a potential to improve agriculture and food security in southern Mali

Table 1 Details of study area in the ten farming communities

Commune^a	Farming community	Coordinates		Population			MAR^b
Commune^a	Farming community	Latitude	Longitude	Male	Female	Total	MAR^b
Danou	Dieba	11.51	−7.93	533	588	1121	571
Kouroulamini	Flola	11.42	−7.64	219	246	465	615
Faradiele	Medina	11.35	−7.69	773	809	1582	1179
Faragouaran	Sibirila	11.42	−7.77	440	489	929	872
Gouanan	Yorobougoula	10.91	−8.00	1200	1233	2433	ID
M’Pessoba	M’Pessoba	12.67	−5.71	4709	5153	9862	547
Sincina	Nampossela	12.34	−5.34	1157	1286	2443	697
N’Golonianasso	N’Golonianasso	12.42	−5.67	2157	2226	4383	ID
Songoua	Sirakele	12.54	−5.46	2207	2295	4502	616
Fakolo-Kou	Zanzoni	12.61	−5.57	1672	1791	3463	354

ID insufficient data
^aCommune is a lower administrative structure next to a circle
^bMAR is the wet season (June–September) rainfall data (averaged from ordinary rain gauges installed in each farming community)

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