Rainwater Harvesting For Agriculture In The Dry Areas

Author : Theib Y. Oweis,Dieter Prinz,Ahmed Y. Hachum
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780415621144

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Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas by Theib Y. Oweis,Dieter Prinz,Ahmed Y. Hachum Pdf

Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also ‘natural leakage’—90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water. How does water harvesting work? Which sites or areas are best suited and how can these areas be identified? How to design, build and maintain a water harvesting system tailored to local needs? How can water harvesting contribute to combating land degradation, enhancing food security and adapting to climate change? This book provides the answers. The book is based on many years of research, training and development by three of the world’s leading experts in water management and agriculture. It is authoritative, comprehensive, and easy to read, containing practical examples, many illustrations and little jargon. This volume will be of great interest to researchers, development workers, farmers, policymakers, students of the natural sciences—in fact, anyone interested in efficient, sustainable management of water resources and agriculture.

Author : Mohd. Naushad Ansari
Publisher : Scitus Academics LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Arid regions agriculture
ISBN : 1681170167

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Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas by Mohd. Naushad Ansari Pdf

Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also natural leakage'90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water. There is a need of a more efficient capture and use of the scarce water resources in low rainfall areas. An optimization of the rainfall management, through water harvesting in sustainable and integrated production systems can contribute for improving the small-scale farmers' livelihood by upgrading the rainfed agriculture production. This book is a review of simple and chip water harvesting techniques, which have been tested and found useful somewhere, and which might be suitable for use in other conditions. The book also tries to show some successful cases of application of water harvesting techniques in low rainfall areas, which have increased the overall productivity of smallholder farm and hence improved farmers' livelihood.

Author : Theib Oweis,Ahmed Hachum,Jacob Kijne
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Irrigation farming
ISBN : 9789290903789

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Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Water Use Efficiency in Dry Areas by Theib Oweis,Ahmed Hachum,Jacob Kijne Pdf

With reference to West Asia and North Africa.

Author : Qiang Zhu,John Gould,Yuanhong Li,Chengxiang Ma
Publisher : Springer
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812879646

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Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture and Water Supply by Qiang Zhu,John Gould,Yuanhong Li,Chengxiang Ma Pdf

This book offers key resource materials developed for an international training course on Rainwater Harvesting and Utilization hosted annually by the Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy in Lanzhou, China since 2003. Topics cover the design, construction and management of rainwater harvesting systems for domestic water supply and supplementary irrigation, rainwater quality issues and runoff farming. It presents case studies from successful rainwater-harvesting projects both in China and around the globe, and provides readers with essential information and inspiration alike. It is a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students in the area of water management, agriculture and sustainable development. Qiang Zhu is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; John Gould is a rainwater harvesting consultant based in Christchurch, New Zealand; Yuanhong Li is a research professor at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China; Chengxiang Ma is an engineer at Gansu Research Institute for Water Conservancy, Lanzhou, China.

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Josep de Trincheria Gomez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319662398

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Rainwater-Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas by Walter Leal Filho,Josep de Trincheria Gomez Pdf

This book introduces state-of-the-art approaches, methods and research, focusing on smart management of rainwater. In addition, it provides an overview of projects from across the world, illustrating how rainwater-smart management has been implemented in drylands. Focusing on the scientific perspective it demonstrates how rural dryland agriculture can be improved. It also documents the wealth of rainwater-smart know-how available today, and replicates and transfers results to other countries and regions, to encourage cross-sector interactions among various stakeholders, such as practitioners from governmental and public organisations, policy- and decision-makers, and teaching staff from academic scientific institutions. The contributors showcase vital lessons learned from research, field projects and best-practice examples. They address the integrated use of rainwater harvesting management with landscape restoration practices and water-, and climate-smart agriculture for food security and poverty alleviation in arid and semi-arid areas. Original research, combined with the contributors’ synthetic approach, lays a foundation for new concepts and ideas. Through case studies and research reports, the book discusses all the relevant issues necessary for the comprehensive analysis and successful implementation of the technologies in rainwater management. Highlighting the working principles and technical recommendations with regard to cost-efficient rainwater-smart solutions, it is of interest to practitioners. It is also a valuable resource for academic specialists, professionals and students, since many development agencies are funding rainwater harvesting for irrigation purposes.

Author : Theib Y. Oweis,Dieter Prinz,Ahmed Y. Hachum
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780203106259

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Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas by Theib Y. Oweis,Dieter Prinz,Ahmed Y. Hachum Pdf

Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but also ‘natural leakage’—90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water. How does water harvesting work? Which sites or areas are best suited and how can these areas be identified? How to design, build and maintain a water harvesting system tailored to local needs? How can water harvesting contribute to combating land degradation, enhancing food security and adapting to climate change? This book provides the answers. The book is based on many years of research, training and development by three of the world’s leading experts in water management and agriculture. It is authoritative, comprehensive, and easy to read, containing practical examples, many illustrations and little jargon. This volume will be of great interest to researchers, development workers, farmers, policymakers, students of the natural sciences—in fact, anyone interested in efficient, sustainable management of water resources and agriculture.

Author : José Arturo Gleason Espíndola,César Augusto Casiano Flores,Raul Pacheco-Vega,Margarita Rosa Pacheco Montes
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789060577

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International Rainwater Catchment Systems Experiences: Towards water security by José Arturo Gleason Espíndola,César Augusto Casiano Flores,Raul Pacheco-Vega,Margarita Rosa Pacheco Montes Pdf

From time immemorial, people have been managing rain. The availability of water and water sources determined where people would be able to live. Adequate rainfall decided on the quality of agriculture. Technical advances and finance may have enabled societies to inhabit big cities and expand agriculture into dry areas, but only because of the resource rain provided through the water cycle. Due to population growth, pollution, and climate change, water scarcity will be one of the most critical problems all around the world in the next 15 years. Today, around 10% of the world’s population lacks a proper water supply service. Harvesting rainwater and using it for drinking, domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses will help to supply quality water to urban and rural populations. Divided into four sections, basic concepts, narratives of RWH, programs implemented by diverse sectors of society, and notable cases, the book summarizes experiences from 14 different countries all around the globe, developed and developing countries, urban and rural areas. The subject of this book is related to the promotion of different international rainwater experiences that provides sustainable water services and climate resilience, including technical aspects and socio-cultural and policy affairs. This book was written for all people interested in sustainable rainwater management. Students, people just starting in the subject, and experts will find this book interesting as it creates an overview of rainwater harvesting practice and technology all around the world. We encourage all readers to read these stories and arguments at your leisure. Some many ideas and techniques can be picked up and applicable for serving the last 10% that is waiting for water security and proper water service.

Author : Gordon R. Dutt,Charles F. Hutchinson,Manuel Anaya-Garduño
Publisher : C.A.B. International
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Arid regions
ISBN : UCR:31210004447643

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Rainfall Collection for Agriculture in Arid and Semiarid Regions by Gordon R. Dutt,Charles F. Hutchinson,Manuel Anaya-Garduño Pdf

Water harvesting for dryland and floodwater farming on the Navajo Indian Reservvation; Evaluation of materials for inducing runoff and use of these materials in runoff farming; Establishment of NaCl-harvesting catchments; Surface storage for water-harvesting agrisystems; Deciduous tree and vine fruit production using water harvesting techniques; Production of annual crops on microcatchments; Research methodologies for in situ rain harvesting in rain-fed agriculture; Designing farm machinery for rainfed agriculture; Rainfall collection and utilization in the semiarid tropics; Rainfall cololection in Australia; A buried membrane cololector for harvesting rainfall in sandy areas; Rain harvesting for human and livestock consumption in the semidesert high plains ofMexico; Wather for animals, man, and agriculture by water harvesting; Water-catchment practices for range seeding in the arid and semiarid areas of northern Mexico; The soil and water conservation office's rain-harvesting program.

Author : William Critchley,John Gowing
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136273056

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Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa by William Critchley,John Gowing Pdf

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by highly variable rainfall, frequent drought and low water productivity. There is an urgent need, heightened by climate change, for appropriate technologies to address this problem through managing and increasing the quantity of water on farmers’ fields – water harvesting. This book defines water harvesting as a set of approaches which occupy an intermediate position along the water-management spectrum extending from in situ moisture conservation to irrigated agriculture. They generally comprise small-scale systems that induce, collect, store and make use of local surface runoff for agriculture. The authors review development experience and set out the state of the art of water harvesting for crop production and other benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes an assessment of water harvesting schemes that were initiated two or three decades ago when interest was stimulated by the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. These provide lessons to promote sustainable development of dryland agriculture in the face of changing environmental conditions. Case studies from eight countries across Sub-Saharan Africa provide the evidence base. Each follows a similar format and is based on assessments conducted in collaboration with in-country partners, with a focus on attempts to promote adoption of water harvesting, both horizontally (spread) and vertically (institutionalization). Introductory cross-cutting chapters as well as an analytical conclusion are also included.

Author : Suhas Pralhad Wani,Johan Rockström,Theib Yousef Oweis
Publisher : CABI
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845933890

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Rainfed Agriculture by Suhas Pralhad Wani,Johan Rockström,Theib Yousef Oweis Pdf

This book, which contains 14 chapters, covers all aspects of rainfed agriculture, starting with its potential, current status, rainwater harvesting and supplementary irrigation, to policies, approaches, institutions for upscaling, and impacts of integrated water management programmes in rainfed areas.

Author : Woldeamlak Bewket
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Rainwater
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133340500

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Rainwater Harvesting as a Livelihood Strategy in the Drought-prone Areas of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia by Woldeamlak Bewket Pdf

Author : Suhas P. Wani,Johan Rockstrom,Kanwar Lal Sahrawat
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466512825

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Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture by Suhas P. Wani,Johan Rockstrom,Kanwar Lal Sahrawat Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dry land areas. The incentive of watershed programs is to increase the return on investment with over 20% for 65% of the projects that are currently underperforming. Besides techniques to improve the livelihood of the many small

Author : Xavier Poshiwa,G. Ravindra Chary
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811678615

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Climate Change Adaptations in Dryland Agriculture in Semi-Arid Areas by Xavier Poshiwa,G. Ravindra Chary Pdf

This book highlights the approaches for achieving trans-disciplinary research integration for “semi-arid dryland agriculture systems” under changing climates, while also identifying the elements of a collaborative research agenda that are needed to advance global food security. The book emphasizes climate change being a reality and how drylands are bearing the brunt in diverse ways. The major impact of dryland agriculture is on communities that need to: avoid the short- and long-term impacts of the changing climate; adapt strategies that can minimize these impacts; and be able to mitigate climate change, for which they need climate smart interventions. These interventions are only realized through knowledge and experience sharing among stakeholders from different sectors and backgrounds. It is in this context that the publication was seen as a necessity in order to bring together ideas that will transform lives and build adaptation capacities, thereby providing the much-needed products in communities leading to development

Author : Muhammad Farooq,Kadambot H.M. Siddique
Publisher : Springer
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319479286

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Innovations in Dryland Agriculture by Muhammad Farooq,Kadambot H.M. Siddique Pdf

This book is a ready reference on recent innovations in dryland agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It covers the basic concepts and history, components and elements, breeding and modelling efforts, and potential benefits, experiences, challenges and innovations relevant to agriculture in dryland areas around world.

Author : Saeid Eslamian,Faezeh Eslamian
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119775980

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Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation by Saeid Eslamian,Faezeh Eslamian Pdf

Water harvesting is gaining more and more recognition as the sustainable and resilient alternative to other water supply options. It is economically viable, socially compatible and environmentally friendly. Water harvesting has proven to be a robust solution to overcome or reduce water shortages all over the world. To apply this in a sustainable and effective way, it is important to understand exactly where it can be applied to make full use of its potential. The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Case Studies and Application Examples is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and applied casebook on water harvesting and conservation yet published. The editors bring together the many perspectives into a synthesis that is both academically-based and practical in its potential applications. The Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Case Studies and Application Examples will be an important tool for education, research and technical works in the soil, water and watershed management area, and will be highly useful for drought strategy planning, flood management and adaptation to climate change in all urban, agricultural, forest, rangeland areas.