Axel Heinemann at 17:22, 10 November 2014

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Franz Schreier at 14:45, 6 November 2014

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{{Powering Agriculture Technology Database
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|PAT Name=Appropriate Irrigation
|PAT Picture=Irrigation.jpg
|PAT Type EE=Energy Efficiency
|PAT Type Alternative=Alternative Methodology
|PAT Description=Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall. Additionally, irrigation also has a few other uses in crop production, which include protecting plants against frost, suppressing weed growth in grain fields and preventing soil consolidation.In contrast, agriculture that relies only on direct rainfall is referred to as rain-fed or dryland farming.

Irrigation has been a central feature of agriculture for over 5000 years, and was the basis of the economy and society of numerous societies, ranging from Asia to Arizona.

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrigation)

Water scarcity in many regions demands appropriate irrigation systems.

1. Surface irrigation
Running or impounding water over the surface and allowing it to saturate the soil to some depth;

2. Sprinkle irrigation
Spraying water into the air and allowing it to fall on to plants and soil as simulated rainfall;

3. Drip irrigation
Dripping water on to a fraction of the ground surface so as to infiltrate it into the root zone;

4. Subsurface exuders
Introducing the water directly into the root zone by means of porous receptacles;

5. Subirrigation
Raising the water-table from below (in places where the groundwater is shallow and controlable) so as to moisten the root zone by capillary action;

(Source: http://www.fao.org/docrep/W3094E/w3094e05.htm)
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|PAT Technology Development Level=Well established regional and widespread use;
|PAT Maintenance=Low: Technology to be maintained through its life cycle requires less common tools and/or training is required for maintenance;
|PAT Infrastructure=Low: Technology can be developed with less common tools, low development level supporting technologies and moderately trained personnel;
|PAT Required Resources Manufacture=Ceramics, plastics, energy;
|PAT Required Resources Operation=Energy for pumping (in some cases only);
|PAT Deployment Level=Worldwide use but not very common;
|PAT Deployment Capability=The technology can be widely deployed limited only by education;
|PAT Requirements for Deployment=Education and training, establishing manufacturing and distribution structures;
|PAT Relevance Autonomy=High: can be operated with onsite renewables;
|PAT Environment Impacts=Low: no direct emissions but indirect emissions;
|PAT Bio-Cybernetic=High;
|PAT Links=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrigation

http://www.fao.org/docrep/W3094E/w3094e05.htm

http://www.fao.org/docrep/W7314E/w7314e01.htm#TopOfPage and the following pages

http://www.appropriatetech.net/files/BUSINESS_SOLUTIONS_FOR_SMALL_SCALE_IRRIGATION_TECHNOLOGIES.pdf

http://www.irrigation.org/uploadedFiles/Standards/BMPDesign-Install-Manage.3-18-14%282%29.pdf

http://www.sswm.info/category/implementation-tools/water-use/hardware/optimisation-water-use-agriculture/drip-irrigation

http://www.sswm.info/sites/default/files/reference_attachments/SHOCK%202006%20Drip%20Irrigation%20An%20Introduction.pdf

http://www.sswm.info/sites/default/files/reference_attachments/SIJALI%202001%20Drip%20Irrigation%20Options%20for%20Smallholder%20Farmers%20in%20Eastern%20and%20Southern%20Africa.pdf

http://www.infonet-biovision.org/default/ct/293/soilConservation

http://www.ideorg.org/OurStory/Publications.aspx

https://practicalaction.org/micro-irrigation
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Appropriate Irrigation (PA Technology) - Revision history

Axel Heinemann at 17:22, 10 November 2014

Axel Heinemann: 1 revision

Franz Schreier at 14:45, 6 November 2014