The technology involves growing alfalfa using irrigation from a well with salinity 5.4 dS/m. The total area is 10 faddan of which about a quater faddan is planted with sorghum and sesame. The farm has been cultivated for over 40 years. Alfalfa survives for 5 years at present but it used to sustain for over 12 years before. Showing that duration of harvesting age has reduced mainly due to increasing in the soil salinity, wich is greatly affected by subsequent increase in water salinity.
Purpose of the Technology: Alfalfa is grown for fodder production that is sold in the markets to earn income for supporting livelihoods of households.
Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: The land is prepared using tractors. Two cycles of plowing and harrowing are undertaken before sowing the grass. Seed are broadcasted after proper seedbed preparation. The land is irrigated immediately after planting. The field is fertilized by manure mixture with Urea.
Natural / human environment: The land is flat with slope ranging from 0-2%. The soils are deep mostly sandy and sandy loam
地点: AL Mussanha, Al Batinah South, 阿曼
分析的技术场所数量:
技术传播: 均匀地分布在一个区域 (approx. 1-10 平方千米)
实施日期: 50多年前（传统）
介绍类型
| 对投入进行具体说明 | 单位 | 数量 | 单位成本 (Omani Rial) | 每项投入的总成本 (Omani Rial) | 土地使用者承担的成本% |
| 劳动力 | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1.0 | 220.0 | 220.0 | 100.0 |
| 植物材料 | |||||
| Seeds | ha | 1.0 | 300.0 | 300.0 | 100.0 |
| 其它 | |||||
| Electrcity | ha | 1.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 |
| 技术建立所需总成本 | 600.0 | ||||
The land user continues to grow alfalfa for the relatively better income he gets from the farm
