Les polders. Histoire, actualité et diversité

At the end of the 19th century and in the early 20th, rudimentary dams were built by the Kuri and the Kanembu in the region of Bol, Isseirom and Baga Sola. These dams were built to gain good lands from the lake bottom in the archipelago. Despite some difficulties, the technique was a success. The implementation of this kind of infastructure attracted the attention of the colonial administration who used this traditional knowledge to develop "improved" polders. The word "polder" has new meanings especially as it also designates modern irrigated perimeters equipped with a pumping station near Bol.