Desire for Greener Land

Human Environment
Mixed land per household
(ha)
10,000
Implementation activities, inputs and costs
Establishment activities
1. Drilling
2. Installation
Maintenance/recurrent activities
1. Desilting of the filter
2. Repairs
Land user: employee (company, government)
Population density: 10-50 persons/km 2
Annual population growth: 0.5% - 1%
Land ownership: state
Land use rights: communal (organised)
Water use rights: communal (organised)
Relative level of wealth: average, which
represents 70% of land users; 75% of the total
land area is owned by average land users
Importance of off-farm income: > 50% of all
income
Access to service and infrastructure: low:
financial services; moderate: health, technical
assistance, employment, market, energy, roads &
transport, drinking water and sanitation; high:
education
Market orientation: mixed (subsistence and
commercial)
Technical drawing
Establishment inputs and costs per unit
Schematic representation of the main
components of a recharge well. The flood
water retained behind the gabion check
dam flows through the outer tube and the
gravel filter into the water table. Clogging of
the filter is one of the major problems to be
considered and solved. (Ouessar M.)
Inputs Costs (US$) % met by
land user
Labour
7000
0
Construction material 1000 0
TOTAL 8000 0
Maintenance/recurrent inputs and costs per unit per year
Inputs Costs (US$) % met by
land user
Labour
500
0
Construction material 100 0
TOTAL 600 0
Remarks:
The costs per unit can be taken as per one hectare of land benefiting from the recharge well. Labour is the most determining factor
affecting the costs. The local wage rate is 10 US$/day.
SLM Technology: Recharge well, Tunisia DESIRE – WOCAT 2012
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