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Water harvestingoff roofs and roadsDitches and pits can be made tochannel rainwater off roads intoareas for food production.Rainwater from roofs canbe channeled into pits.Plant crops which willbenefit from the extrawater around the pit suchas bananas, cocoyamsand sugar cane.Half-moon ridges should beconstructed down-slope of fruit trees toharvest water to the tree root zone.Mulch the basin with a thick layer oforganic material. Repellent herbs suchas lavender and rosemary can beplanted on the ridge.49
Drip kits can help save time and water. The kit consists of a watertank and a system of pipes which are laid out along the rows ofcrops. The water slowly drips out of the tank into the pipes.Water harvesting in the cropping areaIf you grow maize and other grains in sloping areas you need to protectthe soil from erosion. Make contour ridges or swales to slow down theflow of rain water and sink it into the soil. On very steep slopes youneed to build flat terraces so that the vegetable beds are level. Terracesmay need reinforcing with stones.SwalesA swale is a contour ditchthat collects and sinks runoff water into the soil.Before you make swales,peg out the contours ofthe slope using an A-frame.The steeper the slope the closer together the swalesshould be. Make strong spillways — places for the water to flowover the bank during floods to avoid breaking the swale. Plant soilimproving trees and shrubs and bunch grasses such as vetiver, napierand elephant grass on the swale banks or terrace walls. Dig pits atintervals along the swale to sink more water into the soil. In dry areasmake the pits larger and closer together.50
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Page 4 and 5: ContentIntroductionHow to use this
Page 6: IntroductionThis book aims to help
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Page 12 and 13: Positive EatingHIV positive people
Page 14 and 15: Careful cookingTo get the most from
Page 16 and 17: Protein, iron and B vitamins contin
Page 18 and 19: Liquid. Drink at least 8 cupsof cle
Page 20 and 21: Steps in establishing Low Input Gar
Page 22 and 23: Looking at resourcesResources are t
Page 24 and 25: Map of Chikanga Primary School, Mut
Page 26 and 27: Designing different areasVegetable
Page 28 and 29: Example of a household design27
Page 30 and 31: Cropping areasDuring the rainy seas
Page 32 and 33: Example of acropping areadesignSurr
Page 34 and 35: Part of anactionplan forahouseholdg
Page 36 and 37: How to mix cropsGrow at least five
Page 38 and 39: Food securityAlways include perenni
Page 40 and 41: Drought-tolerantHeavy -feedersModer
Page 42 and 43: Propagation and plantingIf you want
Page 44 and 45: Seedlingsgrown byvolunteersfrom New
Page 46 and 47: Protecting the seedlings:• remove
Page 48 and 49: MulchMulch is any material used to
Page 52 and 53: Finding the level point of an A-fra
Page 54 and 55: Using grey waterDivert waste water
Page 56 and 57: Soil improvement for vegetable and
Page 58 and 59: How to make compost:• Find a cool
Page 60 and 61: Soil improvement for annual cropsTr
Page 62 and 63: TrellisingSlugs, snails and manybac
Page 64 and 65: Crop familiesChenopodiaceaeComposit
Page 66 and 67: Traps• Light traps placed in the
Page 68 and 69: Chilli and garlic sprayThis useful
Page 70 and 71: Controls for common pests and disea
Page 72 and 73: Diseases, fungi, bacteria and virus
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Page 78 and 79: Poultry recordsDate No. eggs No. eg
Page 80 and 81: Fertility trenchGoalGrey waterGroun
Page 82 and 83: SubsoilSwaleTopsoilTrap cropTreeTre
Page 84 and 85: ComfreySymphytumofficinale -Madagas
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