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A treadle pump is a foot operated water lifting device that can be used by smallholder farmers to irrigate their land in places where the water table is high.

• Compiler: Shreedip Sigdel
• 08/13/2015 7:39 a.m.

The role of masonry micro-dams is to raise the level of the water table so as to supply wells and create water reserves for off-season farming activities.

• Compiler: Dieter Nill
• 09/24/2014 5:01 p.m.

Water exploitation is a major issue in Afghanistan, and this technology helps to irrigate an afforestation/agroforestry area (demonstration plot) using surface water (rivers) and solar-powered submersible pump. The construction of reservoirs at the demo plot site ensures efficient water storage and use for irrigation purposes without relying on groundwater. A …

• Compiler: Ahmad Khalid Wiyar
• 01/12/2025 11:33 a.m.

Spate irrigation is a traditional water diversion and spreading technology.

• Compiler: Unknown User
• 10/08/2010 11:05 a.m.

Controlling a small watershed comprehensively with structural, vegetative, management, and agronomic measures based on harvesting area of ground water and underground water, to improve the production and conservation of land.

• Compiler: Jun XIA
• 12/13/2010 1:47 p.m.

Detention ponds are artificially excavated basins that collect stormwater runoff and eroded sediment from the upstream catchment. The water stored in these ponds is slowly released into a water body or it infiltrates into the groundwater – or both. Their primary functions are flood control, erosion control and water quality …

• Compiler: Felix Witing
• 05/11/2022 10:19 a.m.

The ridge sowing technology utilizes a special seeder, which is operated with special machinery and at the same time cuts the irrigation furrows and sows crops’ seeds on ridges. This method is primarily improved irrigation water use efficiency, reduced water erosion and more importantly lowers the expenses on irrigation water …

• Compiler: Abdybek Asanaliev
• 12/16/2011 8:20 a.m.

The use of courtyard, roof, road surface, slope, etc. as catchments to collect rainwater for underground water storage for future supply of cropland irrigation as well as drinking water for humans and livestock.

• Compiler: Anna Schuler
• 10/13/2010 11:43 a.m.

This equipment is able to automatically pump water without the use of fuel, requires little maintenance and can transfer water for domestic and agricultural uses including livestock raising and the cultivation of crops.

• Compiler: Be Gechkim
• 05/02/2017 4:02 a.m.

A micro-irrigation system to use water more efficiently and increase yields

• Compiler: Dieter Nill
• 09/24/2014 5:04 p.m.