Resources Tagged: Catchment

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  1. FM 1998 LESIA Magazine Vol 14 #1

    1998-07-19 Challenging water scarcity Irrigation development - Peru The challenge of organising catchment councils Saurasbtra's water insurer Water resource management Improved irrigation efficiencies in Tunisian oases Bridging gaps in water and labour supply Transferred technology in a basket of options...
    Irrigation Management Vetiver Grass Forages Agriculture-Peru Water Resources De... Vetiver System Ethiopia Developing Countri... Catchment Water Security

  2. Micro-Scale Water Harvesting

    1999-03-19 Three programs in Honduras have been looking for ways that poor hillside farmers can capture rainwater in their own fields and hold it there for two or three months. This water could then be used for supplemental irrigation during droughts or for extending the cropping season into the dry season....
    Rural Development Water Harvesting Water Catchment Microcatchment

  3. Runoff Farming

    "Runoff farming" is identical with "Water Harvesting but for Irrigation Purposes". When the harvested runoff water from un-cropped areas is directed to a cropped area, this technique is called runoff farming. Soil profile acts as a water storage container, but storage in ponds or cisterns is also...
    Runoff Farming Rainwater Harvesting Catchment Tassa Zai Pit