Drip irrigation Extension manual resolves technical hitch for group

“This forced us to bring water twice a week so that we could meet this demand,” says Mr.Kioko Kisuni, the group’s secretary

Mr.Kioko decided to visit Mutomo Maarifa Centre to look for a solution to his group members’ dilemma. An advisory committee member, he knew the Maarifa Centre has information resources that could help them. At the Maarifa Centre, he borrowed the Drip irrigation Extension Manual by ALIN.

Found a solution

 “The book has topics on system maintenance which gave us information on cleaning filters, flushing clogged drip lines, replacing and repairing damaged and broken parts,” says Mr.Kisuni.

Mr.Kisuni passed on this information to the group and they were able to solve the problem. “Now, we are once again enjoying the drip irrigation system and saving more time’” he says happily adding that as the secretary of group the manual has given him farm products recording skills. He also learnt better crop management skills and started his own vegetable growing venture. He thanks ALIN for the library resource saying that getting information from other arid and semi-arid areas has enriched his knowledge.

 “Learning from farmers in different regions has enriched our knowledge and given us encouragement that we too can do better under these harsh climatic conditions,” he says.