Resources Tagged: Planting Basin

3 items found (Showing 1 - 3)

  1. South Africa Research Update

    2013-10-20 Does a planting basin, like a zai pit, make much of a difference in soil moisture on a sandy soil? Because water leaches through sand rather quickly, you might expect that planting depressions would not have a significant impact on soil moisture. With the soil in ECHO research plots in South...
    Planting Basin Zai Pit Zai Hole Soil Moisture Sandy Soil Moisture Retention

  2. Planting Pits - Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augumentation in Africa

    TheZayis made on land which is not very permeable so that runoff can be collected.Zaiare holes dug approximately 80 cm apart to a depth of 5 to 15 cm, with a diameter of between 15 and 50 cm (Figure 1).Zaiimprove infiltration of the captured runoff. The holes are deepened each winter....
    Zai Pit Planting Basin Tassa

  3. Planting Stations / Zai / Tassa

    “Zai” is a term that farmers in northern Burkina Faso use to refer to small planting pits that typically measure 20-30 cm in width, are 10-20 cm deep and spaced 60-80 cm apart. In the Tahoua region of Niger, the haussa word “tassa” is used. English terms used to decribe zai pits include “planting...
    Planting Basin Zai Tassa Planting Pits Zai Pit