Better Farming Series 06 - The Soil: How to Improve the Soil (FAO - INADES, 1976, 29 p.): How to improve the soil for many years: Irrigation: How to fetch water

Better Farming Series 06 - The Soil: How to Improve the Soil (FAO - INADES, 1976, 29 p.)

How to improve the soil for many years

Irrigation

		(introduction...)
		How to keep water for irrigation
		How to fetch water
		How to irrigate

· With a calabash or gourd. This takes a long time and is very tiring. Only small fields can be watered.

· With a counterpoise lift (shadoof).

Counterpoise lift (shadoof)

· With a rope and bucket lift (noria). This uses animal power.
· With a hand pump or motor-driven pump.