Drip Irrigation
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2007-10-20 A pot irrigation system was used to water newly planted mango grafts. Instead of direct watering, water was poured into four cylindrical clay pots installed around the plant.
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1996-01-19 Chapin Watermatics produces “bucket kits” of gravity-run drip irrigation used in vegetable garden projects in developing countries. These kits enable people to produce vegetables with the same efficient use of water that commercial drip systems provide.
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2012-04-20 In the past, we have written about different types of micro irrigation in EDN ; for example, we wrote about using clay pots for irrigation inEDN 97. This is a very good option, but unless pots are made locally, it can be expensive. Graham Knight of BioDesign in the UK has gathered information...
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2023-01-06 Drip irrigation and its associated practices allow farmers to supply water to crop roots according to plant needs. Technicians promote drip irrigation for water conservation, weed control, plant disease reduction, and erosion control. Drip irrigation can be implemented in various locations on...
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A photo-based manual on bucket drip irrigation, produced by Steven Kovach (PhD), in conjunction with a Winrock training event in Guinea.
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Creole Document on Drip Irrigation
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2013-10-02
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2015-03-26 This workshop will explored ideas for irrigating vegetable gardens including ideas for homemade irrigation systems as well as factory made irrigation systems. Beth has a B.A in International Agribusiness and is a former ECHO intern who returned to ECHO in 2004 after working for 13 years in...
- Wicking beds are a unique and increasingly popular way to grow vegetables. They are self-contained raised beds with built-in reservoirs that supply water from the bottom up – changing how, and how much, you water your beds. In this article, we’ll talk about how wicking beds work and why we love...
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Irrigation dates back to roughly 6000 BC, when the waters of the Nile and Tigris-Euphrates were first diverted to feed farmers’ fields. Today, agriculture consumes 70 percent of the world’s freshwater resources, and irrigation is essential for 40 percent of the world’s food production. Because...
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The purpose of this manual is to place a practical tool in the hands of potential users and designers for the application of the drip system. Care has been taken to present simple procedures, so that a user not previously familiar with the drip system can make the right decisions based on the...
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Water conservation is no longer the concern of just a few isolated, drought-stricken communities in the West. While water may not always be scarce, everywhere in the country, a supply of fresh, clean water is no longer a given. Drip Irrigationis the best book to explain how to water everything in...
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Brent is an extension professor of International Horticulture at the University of Kentucky. He has worked for 33 years in small farm extension and research, 15 of which were in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. He most recently worked as Agriculture Program Director with the NGO...
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Soda Bottle Wick Irrigation |improves upon traditional drip irrigation in several ways. 1) Most of Lima’s soils are sandy and don’t hold water for extended periods. As a result, intermittent watering results in significant water loss; the water drains quickly through the soil before plants can...
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Information in this text targets small-scale and large-scale farmers as well as public institutions. Recommendations in this textbook rely on the practical fieldwork and experimental trials done with local communities by the writer working with Church World Service as an extension worker.
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Chapin Living Waters exists to help people in developing countries grow vegetables when there is insufficient rain. We offer simple, sustainable technologies for subsistence farming, bringing hope to families and the opportunity to solve their own problems. Chapin Living Waters serves development...
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2015-03-26 There is abundance in the ordinary – that which is often unseen or overlooked – that can be harnessed to change mindsets, resource use, and community benefits. Beth Doerr presents examples, experiences and thoughts that enlighten, challenge and guide communities to discover the abundance in their...
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Abstract, Irrigation and Drainage, 2011 The African Market Garden (AMG) is a holistic horticultural production system for small producers based on low‐pressure drip irrigation combined with a crop management package. Over the last 10 years ICRISAT (the International Crops Research Institute for...
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Abstract,GlobalWaterForum, 2016 With the objective of modernising smallholder agriculture, several organisations have designed different micro drip irrigation kits for the irrigation of smallholder farms in the developing world. As a promising technology for more efficient water and labour...
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The booklet describes a drip irrigation system distributed by Chapin Living Waters Foundation.
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关键资源 2009-08-21 Most water and sanitation facilities used by households or operated by small-scale enterprises were built without external support. This shows there are alternatives to the large centralized conventional systems. More importantly, small-scale solutions have proven to be cost effective....
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Measured irrigation is anirrigation scheduling technique. For conventional drip irrigation systems, the volume of water delivered by a dripperduring the irrigation event depends upon the flow rate. But for measured irrigation the volume of water delivered by a dripperduring the irrigation event...
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滴灌是一种能持续浇灌庄稼的技术。它在干旱期或干燥季节尤其有用。滴灌必须和升高的植床配合使用。
- Abstract,Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 1997 In areas where water is scarce, drip irrigation provides the most efficient way to conserve irrigation water, but its cost of 1000 an acre is prohibitive for most small farmers in developing countries. The cost was reduced by 90...
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滴灌是一种能持续浇灌庄稼的技术。它在干旱期或干燥季节尤其有用。滴灌必须和升高的植床配合使用。
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Access Agriculture Training Video Farmer groups and individuals in Burkina Faso explain the benefits and challenges of a low-cost drip irrigation system, and show how such a system is set up. A social innovation is included that relates to organic matter management. Available languages Adja...
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2019-01-01 Initially associated with hi-tech irrigated agriculture, drip irrigation is now being used by a much wider range of farmers in emerging and developing countries. This book documents the enthusiasm, spread and use of drip irrigation systems by smallholders but also some disappointments and...
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2006-01-01 Proceedings of a MoARD / MoWR / USAID / IWMI Symposium and Exhibition held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-9 March, 2006 The Program addresses key questions such as: what is the reason for limited technology access in terms of agricultural water management? Why promising technologies...
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Micro Irrigation Systems Design -: Course Content Developed By :- Dr. K. N. Tiwari Professor Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engg.,IIT Kharagpur Water is one of the most critical inputs for agriculture which consumes more than 80% of the water resources of the country. Availability of adequate...
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Today, over 150,000 small farms in Africa, Asia, and South America are proving that drip systems work. Small farmers are growing more food with less water—and making a profit doing it. But many farmers fail. Because it takes more than pipes and well wishes. It takes a comprehensive set of tools....
- What are the benefits of Drip Irrigation? Water: Drip irrigation is the most efficient method of watering today. Places a precise amount of water where you need it Prevents overwatering Results in less weeding Conserves water Saves money Time: Installing a drip system will not only save you...