Soil Conditioning: Improving Water Retention & Aeration Capacity JAPAN

Mixing Porous Alpha for sandy soil or argillaceous soil realize improved yield with less water consumption

Water saving is critical issue for agriculture in arid zone mainly in Middle East and Africa where

• Morocco, no.4 biggest exporter of tomato, has their production base in arid zone close to Sahara desert
• Without effective water utilization, agriculture cannot be sustainable

Water scarce can be the direct cause of conflict
Drip irrigation is great solution for water saving. However further water saving is now required

• Most of export tomato farmers in Morocco use drip irrigation in the
• Nevertheless, groundwater level is getting deeper every year. Currently many farmers pump up the water from 100 – 150 m below surface.
• Water-related cost for agriculture is now 10 – 15%, which has been increasing.

Utilization of Porous Alpha as soil conditioner can realize water saving with increased yield, identified as an environmental technology transferable to developing countries by United Nations

FULL VIDEO Available:  Introduction video by UNIDO, an agency of United Nations