1. Dobasare not water harvesting structures or reservoirs, and our ancestors have never thought of them in that way. Instead, they are outcomes of the clay material preparation process, within homesteads, used in mud house building on a family’s land. Millions of Dobas - a water harvesting structure...
  2. 31/07/2017 This week’s guest post is an interview with ECHOcommunity member Shibesh Das who has been very helpful in sharing information and ideas with the network. This interview is reposted with permission from Food Tank. TheDoba-based Livelihood Programis an initiative of the Rajadighi Community Health...
  3. Appropediais the site for collaborative solutions insustainability,povertyreduction andinternational developmentthrough the use of soundprinciplesandappropriate technologyand the sharing of wisdom andprojectinformation. It is awiki, a type of website which allows anyone to add, remove, or edit...
  4. AccessAgriculture Video Les cordons de pierres peuvent ralentir le ruissellement, augmenter l'infiltration d'eau et constituer la base de l'amélioration de la production en zones semi-arides. En utilisant les contours des faibles pentes, la collecte de l'eau est améliorée et les cultures sont...
  5. Access Agriculture Video Runoff water from roads can give an extra boost to crops during the rainy season, or if it is stored in ponds can be used for irrigating horticultural crops.
  6. AccessAgriculture Training Video Dans les savanes semi-arides, où les pluies sont limitées et très imprévisibles, conserver plus d'eau dans le sol peut faire la différence entre une mauvaise et une bonne récolte. Vous pouvez réduire la vitesse de l'eau de ruissellement par la réalisation des...
  7. AccessAgriculture Training Video Les eaux de ruissellement des voies peuvent fournir d'extra ressources hydriques aux cultures en saison pluvieuse, ou être utilisées pour irriguer les cultures horticoles si elles sont stockées dans des bassins. Langues disponibles Anglais Arabe Dholuo Espagnol...
  8. In a continent where 70% of the population depends on agriculture, secure access to productive land and natural resources should be an unassailable right for all. But that is far from the case. Customary governance of farmland, forests and pasturelands by traditional community leaders has been...
  9. This manual discusses different methods of rain water harvesting - mortar jar, brick jar, and partially below ground tank. Also included are directions for the manufacture of the tank, tank cover and tank pump. ...
  10. Access Agriculture Training Video Demi-lunes (half-moons) are in the shaped of a semi-circle with the tips of the bunds on the contour. They come in a variety of sizes, which help with water harvesting in semi-arid areas. They help to improve soil fertility when manure or compost is added....