Micro-irrigation system for smallholder farmers for horticultural production (e.g. vegetables and fruits), which comprises of:
_household farm pond (50m3) for harvesting surface runoff, lined with ultra-violet resistance plastic and roofed with either iron-sheet< or shade-net (supported by wooden or metallic structure)
_low-head drip irrigation system: 50-100-litre jerrican kit, or 230-litre mini-tank kit
_Simple hand pump (Hip pump) for lifting water from the farm pond into the drip system
Problem addressed: Water scarcity.
Potential improvement: Water-saving Irrigation System application aiming at harvesting surface runoff.
Kenya Rainwater Association
GHARP/KRA Secretariat,
KIDFARMACO Estate, Off Kikuyu Road,
Lower Ring Road, Opp. Columbia Heights, Plot No. 521
P.O. Box10742-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel/Fax: +254 (0) 20 2710657
Cell: +254 0715935065, +254 0737916077
Email: [email protected]
Sources: UNFCCC website ( Document : "Technologies for Adaptation in the Agriculture Sector") and the Kenya Rainwater Association website: http://www.kenyarainwater.org/
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