Water Saving Agriculture Technology with Porous Alpha, Transferrable To Developing Countries
Published on by Yoshimi Yoshida, Environmental Consultant in Academic
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 the 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 transferrable to developing countries by United Nations
Introduction video by UNIDO, an agency of United Nations
VIDEO HERE!
Attached link
http://www.t-rrl.jp/en/2016/01/unido_en/Taxonomy
- Water
- Soil
- Agriculture & Forestry
- Soil Conservation
- Energy