The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Integrated Crop Management
Design Parameters, Criteria and Operation Guidelines of Controlled Drainage and Sub-Irrigation for Dambo Smallholder Farmers’ Water User Groups
Abstract:
This study is establishing recommendations for spacing, depth
and layout of controlled drainage and sub-irrigation that could
be practiced in dambos of Central Malawi by smallholder
famers’ water user groups. To achieve this, soil physical and
chemical properties and field investigations on hydraulic
conductivity and topography have been accomplished for four
dambos within central region. This will be used as input
parameters for deriving the design and operation guidelines.
Cette étude établit les recommandations pour l’espacement, la
profondeur et la disposition du drainage contrôlé et de l’irrigation
souterraine qui peuvent être pratiqués dans les dambos du centre
du Malawi par des groupes des usagers de l’eau, formés de
petits agriculteurs. Pour atteindre cet objectif, les propriétés
physiques et chimiques du sol et des enquêtes de terrain sur la
conductivité hydraulique et la topographie ont été accomplies
pour quatre dambos dans la région centrale. Ceci sera utilisé
comme paramètres d’entrée pour tirer les lignes directrices de
conception et d’exploitation.
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Integrated Crop Management
Date of publication:
2012
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Region Focus:
East Africa
Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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