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This technique of harvesting rainwater was perfected to a fine art in the arid regions of western Rajasthan. Such water harvesting structures have also been reported being built in other arid developing countries such as Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia. [6] Bikaner was founded by Rao Bika in 1488 AD. The choice ...
Irrigation and several techniques of water harvesting and conservation were essential for successful agriculture. To take advantage of limited water, the southwestern Native Americans utilized irrigation canals, terraces (trincheras), rock mulches, and floodplain cultivation. Success in agriculture enabled some Native Americans to live in ...
However, when they become degraded, a hard crust can form on the surface, which hinders water infiltration and the emergence of seedlings. The BDL system involves using indigenous water-harvesting methods (such as planting pits and trenches), applying animal and plant residues, and planting high-value fruit trees and indigenous vegetable crops ...
The tank cascade system (Sinhala: එල්ලංගාව, romanized: ellaṅgāva) is an ancient irrigation system spanning the island of Sri Lanka. It is a network of thousands of small irrigation tanks (Sinhala: වැව, romanized: wewa) draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and surface runoff for later use.
The sharing of water is based on a complex indigenous system of measurement depends upon time and space particularly to the phases of moon; the hangams. Based on seasonal variations and share of water the hangams are apportioned among various owners over period of seven or fourteen days.
Planting pits, Niouma [] near Yako, Passoré Province, Burkina Faso Rainwater harvesting in the Sahel is a combination of "indigenous and innovative" [1] agricultural strategies that "plant the rain" and reduce evaporation, so that crops have access to soil moisture for the longest possible period of time.
Main acequia, Vallongas, Elche, Valencia, Spain (May 2012) The Spanish word acequia (and the Catalan word séquia) originate from Arabic word al-sāqiyah (الساقیة) [2] which has more than one meaning: "the water conduit" or "one that bears water" as well as 'bartender' (from سَقَى saqā, "to give water, drink"), and also refers to a type of water wheel.
The Hohokam tribe in Arizona also managed their water resources up until 1450, and created irrigation networks that were more extensive than any other irrigation system created during their time. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] [ 71 ] This allowed an influx of agriculture, as canals spread across 135 miles of land and brought water to crops far from the rivers ...