Water Harvesting

http://www.agri.gov.il/en/home/default.aspx Rural Development, is responsible for most of the agricultural research conducted in Israel. This research aims to improve existing agricultural production systems and to introduce new products, processes and equipment, thereby ensuring the basis of Israel's future agriculture

http://www.wateraid.org/ghana/default.asp WaterAid is an internation Non-Governmental Organisation whose mission is to overcome poverty by enabling the world's poorest people to gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.

http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet// Using this technique farmers were able to increase their productivity, reduce dependence on weather for their water supply, and reduce the average cultivation area, lessening deforestation and damage to the surrounding environment

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/fact-sheets/fact-sheets-htm/RSA Rainwater in SA.htm Rainwater Harvesting in Southern Africa

http://www.ecopreneur.co.za/tag/harvesting-rain-water/ You must tell a story, build credibility and a permission asset. People don’t trust you or believe you and you must earn their attention and trust. On top of that, you need skills, systems, machines and a team that works.

Water & Food

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2009-03/2009-03-24-voa31.cfm?CFID=339328404&CFTOKEN=72040470&jsessionid=6630b4481fb1dbc9a7ad3441363141643f39 In an effort to assist Zambia's rural communities in their ability to respond and adapt to global warming, a team of experts is encouraging smallholder farmers and rural communities to set up rain water harvesting structures.

http://www.africover.org/ The Africover Project developed a combined approach to promote the sustainable use of natural resources:

http://www.naro.go.ug/ The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is the apex body for guidance and coordination of all agricultural research activities in the national agricultural research system in Uganda

http://www.aglimmerofhope.org/projects/water_and_sanitation.html The lack of access to improved water supplies is a huge problem in Ethiopia with more than 80 percent of all disease being attributed to dirty water and poor sanitation.

Water Aid

http://www.wateraidamerica.org/what_we_do/the_need/water.aspx Diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation, such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery, are common across the developing world - killing 5,000 children every day.

http://www.wateraid.org/australia/about_us/newsroom/7675.asp Make your travel insurance contribute towards WaterAid work in Timor-Leste.

http://www.agricoop.org/ The International Co-operative Agricultural Organisation (ICAO) is the democratic organisation representing agricultural co-operatives and farmers world-wide

http://washhelpdesk.blogspot.com/2007/03/rainwater-harvesting-in-uganda.html Here we receive heavy rains for almost two-three months as it is rigth now, the season has just began and it covers almost the alll country. But no way of reserving this water for the dry season.

http://ewb.pratt.duke.edu/?page_id=23

http://www.robtex.com/dns/wateraid.org.html

Next Steps

To continue reading a s many Agriculture net works in Africa, come up with materials that can be put into Swahili language for non English speakers to learn them

To start is to produce some instructional material for 1 subject, such as a particular methofd of irrigation, then present it in 5 diffferent ways, and ask the farmers/readers what are the good/bad points of each style. It could include text instructions as one style, step-by-step photos as another, etc, and viewing on phone or DVD+TV or PC. :: So we 'show' people the styles of teaching, instead of describing the styles to them. It's always better to show people things than talk about it.

AboutThisPage

• Task=Collect water harvesting and water preserving resources for publishing as e-books for small farmers in Tanzania.
• EndeavorLeader=JosephatNdibalema
• EndeavorTeam=AndriusKulikauskas, Ricardo, FredKayiwa
• EndeavorSummary=Publish e-books in Kiswahili for small farmers about water harvesting and water preserving.

Comments

AndriusKulikauskas November 17, 2009 13:41 CET Great job, Fred!