The Farm Pond: USAID Brings Rainwater Harvesting to Makueni County

USAID is partnering with Fintrac, Inc. and the Kenya Rainwater Association to help farmers in Eastern Kenya conserve and harvest rainwater, a good agricultural practice that will improve productivity and build farmers' ability to cope with drought and erratic rainfall. This short documentary examines the impact of the Farm Pond, a rainwater technology that has allowed farmers in Makueni County to diversify production and produce crops year-round.

[@galenhaugh3158]

Who on earth would down-vote a video like this???

[@brooksanderson2599]

Well done! You may also want to consider planting in swales about 4 feet wide and raised narrow 1.5 foot wide walkways between them to conserve water by letting gravity drain water into the swales. Mounded ground exposes the soil to drying on three sides. You could also sow the plants close together (thinning, or leaves just touching, distance on all sides) in alternating rows so that the plants can creat their own humid microclimate.. Organic matter (including rotting wood, branches, and leaves) in the swale soils, with a layer of organic mulch on top of the ground, dramatically increases water retention. Partial shading (ramadas or open-weave branch shelters) above dense plantings can reduce evaporation. Here in the Mexican desert, a clay layer beneath my beds keeps water from seeping away. Mulch on the beds and pathways would cut evaporation. Cheers!

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[@oldbatwit5102]

@@irenedavo3768 You mean Jim Nduruchi the scammer? The guy getting rich from donations?

[@oltonrenwick9175]

What you explain here. What is it called? Is it permaculture water harvesting?? Where can i learn more about it? What you said is difficult to understand. Are there videos? Thank you.

[@oltonrenwick9175]

Please tell me how this you explained is called and where i can see videos about it.

[@brooksanderson2599]

O.K. Here on TH-cam: Brad Lancaster, rainwater harvesting for Drylands and Beyond; The Man Who Stopped the Desert; The Rainwater Harvester, Paani Foundation, iNDIA; rainwater harvesting. Grow Biointensive, John Jeavons,

[@colinbateman8233]

I really love to see things like this I feel that helping others to be able to grow crops to be able to some security in life is great I hope that politicians can help and not hinder

[@irenedavo3768]

Colin Bateman hello

[@quietlike]

politicians ONLY hinder. This stuff needs to be crowdfunded and done on the individual and community level. Involving govt money on ensures that quality will go down and corruption will occur. Hard truth: Govts want their people dependent, not free.

[@mesh1able]

A really good and commendable job it is that your doing over there.. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

[@khadrtrudeau1662]

The herders will love it. Great grazing land for a month.

[@SevCaswell]

Mix this with much wider water conservation and you won't need hybrid seeds and pesticides to produce excess crops, with native plants and trees and historic farming practices you can exceed the production of hybrids and farmers are free to invest money into other areas instead of having to buy seeds every year.

[@ollievw3450]

Very nice video, but please ditch the music, it adds nothing and is distracting.

[@Lucyaisha]

Brilliant

[@richardakindele4702]

The video really should have provided the pond's dimensions.

[@pedrocenteio6228]

these people had the ability to produce enough food before the wars.

[@rodney73991]

i saw another tuber smiley planted garden and fruit trees near house when rained go garden fist pond storage. really simple thing doing. simple have slanted side walk to direct water to were wanted to go. all was stones dig shallows and have slanted side walk to were wanted go.

[@0r807]

What do u mean ??

[@rodgersmaingi5356]

Hello may somebody help me with this pond size (dimensions)

[@edwinragland2883]

Going through all that just to use pesticides and gmo seeds. They are always going to be in debt. Same thing going on in India.

[@leelindsay5618]

If they were using mulch and crop diversity, they wouldn't need the pesticides.

[@omanherbert-blankson2136]

hi. how do I get the materials to make this farm pond in ghana please. Can anyone help?

[@tuforu4]

HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC

[@gracetumwine7364]

Can you teach me too,

[@behtypa]

"Hybrid seeds"? GMO?

[@leedza]

USAID all part of the agenda

[@crpth1]

3:05 :-( Damn it was going so well...
Hybrid seeds, pesticides...
Unbelievable the idea should be their food independence, not "cultivating" another system dependent of big industry like Monsanto and a likes.

[@leedza]

@@crpth1 totally agree. It's weird how soil science is only catching up to nature's blueprint. The seed and chem guys have the potential to undo all the good work.

[@RUKIYAK]

How can one get information on this technology?

[@tuforu4]

TH-cam.....AQUAPONICS

[@PeyaLuna]

check out the videos of the paani foundation - they help people combat drought in india, with very simple methods. you don´t need money or fancy eqipment, just your own hands and a few farm tools to follow their instructions.

[@RUKIYAK]

Thank you

[@quietlike]

TH-cam Permaculture and rainwater harvesting, not aquaponics

[@diamondintheroughiamthelaw9682]

Nice to see the men working.😑

[@luventurerciamorris6514]

What's the dimension

[@rodgersmaingi5356]

Am also in need of its dimensions