A large portion of the Namibian rangeland has been incised by erosion gullies down which much of the rainwater flows away, leaving the rangeland drier and less productive than in the past. Application of grazing management is usually insufficient on its own to restore protective grass cover where gullies dry the landscape. Therefore, various restoration techniques have been applied in different sites, relying mainly on local resources.

In arid Tete province of Mozambique, rural community-built sand dams store water for vegetable gardens that transform the lives of farm families.

Most parts of Northwestern Somaliland are arid or semi-arid. Water is scarce, acutely so during the summer months.

This has impeded the regions development for several decades in various ways: Agricultural productivity has been low, public health has suffered, and a big part of the workforce (largely women) has not been gainfully employed as they have to spend several hours every day just sourcing water.

Under its Integrated Community Development Program (ICDP), IFAD has supported the construction of 15 sand dams in the region since 2005. The sand dams substantially increased water availability in the region-- more than 1 million cubic metres of water is now available to over 6300 households, shallow wells in the area have been recharged, and agriculture has been boosted from a subsistence activity to a commercially profitable sector.

More info: http://www.ifad.org/bffs/proje....cts/somalia/communit
Produced by: MetaMeta
Year: 2014
Language: Somali and English
Region: East Africa, Horn of Africa

The Experience of Mr. Phiri in Improving Dry Land Management
Featuring Zephaniah Phiri Maseko, Cleopas Banda, and Julious Piti

A Film by Frank Löwen
Camera - Frank Löwen
Editor - Reiner Krausz

Contrary to the original version of the film about Mr. Phiri's experience, the uploaded YouTube version contains some weaknesses in the image quality. For people interested to get a copy of the original film version, they can contact Frank Löwen at info@down-to-earth-consult.com.

⁣Every Rain Drop Counts: Women champions in promoting rain water harvesting and sanitation in Uganda.

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Geoff Lawton looking at Industrial Agriculture and explaining the difference between it and Permaculture. From his DVD Permaculture Soils available at www.permaculturenews.org.

Geoff Lawton talks briefly about systems and themes.

Geoff Lawton briefly describes Permaculture systems and yield.

Geoff Lawton provides a brief overview of what Permaculture is.