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Water is an essential element to agriculture. They are many ways in which farmers can improve their supply and use of this commodity. 

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Building on a Tradition of Rainwater Harvesting

  • Technical Brief
  • English

Pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa are often part-time cultivators as well, and they manage to make the most of...

Will Critchley, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Building Small-scale Water-harvesting Dams

  • manual
  • English

North Darfur faces acute deficit in its water. The need for water has forced farmers to try and adapt their...

M. M. Fidiel, Published by Practical Action Sudan on 02/02/05

Dead-Level Contours

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This Brief describes the use of contours and shows how to construct the Manama in-field rainwater harvesting storage...

Douglas Gumbo, Published by Practical Action Southern Africa on 02/02/02

Human- & Animal-Powered Water Lifters for Irrigation

  • Technical Brief
  • English

Recent developments in human- and animal-powered lifters have concentrated on increasing the efficiency of water...

Jane Oley, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Human-Powered Handpumps for Water Lifting

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This brief presents an overview of the types of human-powered water lifters available, the applications appropriate...

Jane Oley, Published by Practical Action on 10/02/08

Infiltration Pits for Rainwater Harvesting

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This brief describes the context of dryland farming in Chivi District, Zimbabwe and how a technology for rainwater...

Rachel Berger and Kate Gold, Published by Practical Action on 02/23/04

Micro-Irrigation

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This Technical Brief describes simple methods for reducing the amount of water used in small-scale cultivation.

Neil Noble, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Micro-irrigation

  • Technical Brief
  • French

La micro-irrigation est une approche de l'irrigation qui se contente d'une quantité minimum d'eau.

Neil Noble, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Rainwater Harvesting

  • Technical Brief
  • English

This technology is used in places where conventional water supply systems are not provided, are too expensive, or...

Dia Rees, updated by Shafiul Ahmed, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Run-off Rainwater Harvesting

  • Technical Brief
  • English

Run-off rainwater harvesting developed in Sri Lanka to enhance rural livelihoods.

Published by Practical Action South Asia on 02/02/02

Sand Dams

  • Technical Brief
  • English

Sand dams are a means of capturing water in arid and semi-arid regions where erratic rains are trapped in river sands.

Published by Practical Action Eastern Africa on 02/02/02

The 'A' frame

  • Technical Brief
  • English

The A-frame is used in the construction of dead-level contours and other applications where level ground is required.

Rachel Burger, Published by Practical Action on 02/02/02

Treadle Pumps

  • Technical Brief
  • English

A treadle pump is a human-powered low-cost pump designed to lift shallow water sources for irrigation.

Neil Noble, Published by Practical Action on 08/02/10

Underground Rainwater Harvesting

  • Technical Brief
  • English

Rainwater storage tanks can make an important contribution to water supplies in semi arid regions. This technical...

Douglas Gumbo, Published by Practical Action Southern Africa on 02/02/02

Water Harvesting in Sudan

  • English

In semi arid zones such as North Darfur where the rainfall is concentrated over short periods of time, Various...

Published by Practical Action Sudan on 02/02/02

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