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In bucket kit drip irrigation, water flows into the drip lines from a bucket reservoir placed 0.5–1 m above the ground to provide the required water pressure. The efficient use of water that is possible with drip irrigation enables a farmer to grow vegetables using 30–60 litres of water daily during the crop growing season.
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A bucket kit system comprising two 15-m long drip lines can be used to grow 50 plants such as tomato, egg plant and similar crops requiring a spacing of 60 cm along the plant rows; 100 plants of spinach, cabbage, kale, pepper and similar plants requiring a spacing of 30 cm along the plant rows; or 300 plants of onion, carrot and similar plants requiring a spacing of 10 cm. The standard bucket kit system consists of two drip lines placed 0.5 m apart on a bed with a width of 1 m. A bucket is placed on a stand at one end of the bed and connected to the drip lines. These bucket kit systems can irrigate 10–20 m2, depending on the length of the drip tube and plant spacing.
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====Buckets kits====
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In bucket kit drip irrigation, water flows into the drip lines from a bucket reservoir placed 0.5–1 m above the ground to provide the required water pressure. The efficient use of water that is possible with drip irrigation enables a farmer to grow vegetables using 30–60 litres of water daily during the crop growing season. The average cost of a bucket kit is US$15.
  
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The bucket should be filled once in the morning and once in the afternoon to supply 30–60 litres of water to the crop per day. The actual amount of water depends on crop water requirements and rainfall. In very dry areas and during the dry season 60 litres of
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====Farm kits====
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water will be required per day.  
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In farm kit drip irrigation, water is connected directly to a pressurized water supply. This water supply could be pumped or gravity fed. The minimum pressure required is usually a 5-m head (0.5 bar). Water flows through a screen filter into a submain pipe then flows into the drip lines. The irrigated area can vary from 500 m2 to more than 10,000 m2. Several small kit systems can be laid out on a farm to cover a larger area. The drip tapes are placed on a prepared soil surface and plants are planted near the drip outlets to receive maximum benefit. The average cost of a farm kit is US$ 200 for a system covering 500 m2.
  
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There is a growing demand for bucket kits. For example, Chapin bucket kits are reported to be in use in over 80 countries world wide and the demand is growing fast. By 2001, more than 5,000 kits had been sold by KARI to Kenyan farmers who have adopted the bucket drip irrigation system. It has been shown that plants that are watered using the bucket system have higher yields.
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Drum systems operate under a low pressure head of water (0.5–5 m). Mounting the drums on block supports raised at least 1 m above the planting surface is recommended. The higher the drum is placed the greater the area that can be irrigated. An area of up to 1,000 m2 can be covered by a drum system. The main advantage of drum systems is the bigger area that can be covered compared to the bucket system. This presents an economic advantage because of the number of plants per drum system.  
  
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===Manuals, videos and links===
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* Large wiki on water use for agriculture: [http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/ Agropedia]
  
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* [http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/images/watersmartagriculture_CGIAR_2015.pdf Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa], a collaborative effort by [http://www.care.org/ CARE], [http://globalwaterinitiative.org/ GWI], [http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/ IWMI], and [http://www.cgiar.org/ CGIAR]. A 321-page sourcebook for improving water management for smallholder farmers.
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==Acknowledgements==
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===Acknowledgements===
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* Sijali, Isaya V. [http://www.samsamwater.com/library.php?serie=RELMA%20Technical%20Handbook%20Series DRIP IRRIGATION: Options for smallholder farmers in eastern and southern Africa.] RELMA, 2001.
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* Sijali, Isaya V. [http://www.worldagroforestry.org/publication/drip-irrigation-options-smallholder-farmers-eastern-and-southern-africa DRIP IRRIGATION: Options for smallholder farmers in eastern and southern Africa.] RELMA, 2001.

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Buckets kits

In bucket kit drip irrigation, water flows into the drip lines from a bucket reservoir placed 0.5–1 m above the ground to provide the required water pressure. The efficient use of water that is possible with drip irrigation enables a farmer to grow vegetables using 30–60 litres of water daily during the crop growing season. The average cost of a bucket kit is US$15.

Farm kits

In farm kit drip irrigation, water is connected directly to a pressurized water supply. This water supply could be pumped or gravity fed. The minimum pressure required is usually a 5-m head (0.5 bar). Water flows through a screen filter into a submain pipe then flows into the drip lines. The irrigated area can vary from 500 m2 to more than 10,000 m2. Several small kit systems can be laid out on a farm to cover a larger area. The drip tapes are placed on a prepared soil surface and plants are planted near the drip outlets to receive maximum benefit. The average cost of a farm kit is US$ 200 for a system covering 500 m2.

Drum systems

Drum systems operate under a low pressure head of water (0.5–5 m). Mounting the drums on block supports raised at least 1 m above the planting surface is recommended. The higher the drum is placed the greater the area that can be irrigated. An area of up to 1,000 m2 can be covered by a drum system. The main advantage of drum systems is the bigger area that can be covered compared to the bucket system. This presents an economic advantage because of the number of plants per drum system.



Chapin irrigation small.jpg
Waterboys system small.jpg
IDE system small.jpg
580px-Chapin farm kit small.jpg
IIS diagram small.jpg
Chapin
Waterboys
IDE
Chapin farm kit
Integrated
irrigation systems
KARI orchard drip small.jpg
WTC - banana small.jpg
Waggon wheel small.jpg
Family drip small.jpg
KARI drum small.jpg
KARI orchard drip
Water Technology
Center system
Waggon Wheel system
Family drip
KARI
Micro-tal small.jpg
Plastro gvat small.jpg
IDE drum small.jpg
Micro-Tal system
Plastro system
IDE system


Manuals, videos and links

  • Large wiki on water use for agriculture: Agropedia


Acknowledgements

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