ABSTRACT
The problem of resources necessary to expand the supply had partly been solved during the 1950s by the Trusteeship Administration. The investment made within the development programme aimed at the creation of new water resources for agricultural purposes, including pastoralism. In particular, efforts were made to reduce the damage resulting from overstocking on the pastures situated in the vicinity of the permanent sources of water. Furthermore, the area of pastureland was extended by opening up pastures inaccessible to livestock during the dry seaons because of the lack of watering facilities. Between the years 1954 and 1960 some 109 wells were dug, which were capable of watering 27,000 head of cattle and another 132 wells were drilled which provided water to 262,000 head of cattle per
day. Water resources available to livestock had also been increased with the provision of reservoirs situated in natural depressions, in which river and rain water was being collected. Altogether, the supply of water available to livestock had been augmented by some 13.8 million litres per day, capable of watering approximately 700,000 head of cattle.
