{"id":1264,"date":"2021-09-06T20:06:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2021-09-06T21:25:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T17:25:57","slug":"the-gravity-fed-small-scale-drip-irrigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/?p=1264","title":{"rendered":"The Gravity Fed Small-Scale Drip Irrigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1264\" class=\"elementor elementor-1264\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5e2a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d5e2a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e018bd5\" data-id=\"e018bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6762156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6762156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>Introduction<\/h3><p>Global climate change is affecting the rainfall pattern in Mauritius. The mean annual rainfall has decreased by about 8% over the last 10 years and there has been an increase in the duration of water stress periods as well. About 48% of our water resources is being used by the agricultural sector. The most common irrigation systems used for production of vegetable, fruit and flower crops are the sprinkler and the mini sprinkler. Owing to the scarcity of water for irrigation, there is a tendency to shift to the drip irrigation system which is more efficient and has a water economy of 40 to 50%.<\/p><h3>What is drip irrigation?<\/h3><p>Drip irrigation is an irrigation method where the irrigation water, after passing through a filter which removes impurities, flows through a plastic tube called the dripper line laid along the plant rows. The irrigation water drips slowly near the root zone of the plant through a small hole found inside the dripper line also called a dripper or an emitter. The dripper line may be a drip tube which is tubular or a drip tape which is flat (shown below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac750d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac750d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d640e7\" data-id=\"0d640e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcbf01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfcbf01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip2-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-daa77c9\" data-id=\"daa77c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ae5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65ae5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip3-1024x244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip3-1024x244.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip3-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip3-768x183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip3.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb6035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fb6035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Drip Tube<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9858f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9858f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56b51a0\" data-id=\"56b51a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18b286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d18b286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip4.jpg 439w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip4-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5baba9\" data-id=\"b5baba9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626e9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"626e9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip5.jpg 514w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip5-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14acd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14acd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Drip Tape<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf8c8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf8c8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a79efd5\" data-id=\"a79efd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997c4fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"997c4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip6.jpg 440w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0f53bd\" data-id=\"d0f53bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c89c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47c89c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1274\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip7.jpg 440w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b44b84e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b44b84e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-913d7ed\" data-id=\"913d7ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a21f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a21f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Benefits of drip irrigation<\/h3><p>Drip irrigation offers the following advantages:<\/p><ol><li>Low pressure and low discharge (0.5 \u2013 8.0 L\/h) thus reducing energy cost<\/li><li>No wastage of water. Water flows directly to the rootzone<\/li><li>40 \u2013 50% less water utilised compared to sprinkler irrigation<\/li><li>Fertilisers can be applied through the system (fertigation)<\/li><li>Minimal leaching of fertilisers to aquifers<\/li><li>Improved crop yield and quality<\/li><li>Lower incidence of foliar diseases and weeds<\/li><li>Lower labour cost<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b00fdec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b00fdec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3eeb5e\" data-id=\"a3eeb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e3315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8e3315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Gravity-fed drip irrigation<\/h3><p>Unlike the pressurised drip irrigation system which requires an electric or petrol driven pump to pump water to the dripper lines, the gravity-fed drip irrigation requires no pump and is thus energy saving. Whenever the valve is opened, irrigation water flows by gravity through a screen filter which removes impurities, then through the main pipe to the dripper lines and drips at the root zone of the crop. The dripper lines should be closed at the end using end caps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f211476\" data-id=\"f211476\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1d7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a1d7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1279\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip8.jpg 479w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip8-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Schema of a gravity fed drip irrigation system<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d55d666 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d55d666\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-284fc9a\" data-id=\"284fc9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8966aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8966aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first gravity-fed drip irrigation system, called the Netafim Family Drip System, was introduced by the AREU in 2002 as a means to improve foodcrop production for small-scale farming in areas where irrigation water supply is non-existent. The system currently costs Rs. 9,000.00, and it can irrigate an area of up to 500 m2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c47df6c\" data-id=\"c47df6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbb5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdbb5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip9.jpg 439w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip9-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lettuce under family drip system<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-582d56d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"582d56d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd661d7\" data-id=\"dd661d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6174d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6174d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2009, a larger gravity-fed drip irrigation system was introduced jointly by the AREU and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).\u00a0 Compared to the Family Drip System, this drip system can irrigate a larger area of up to of 1250 m<sup>2<\/sup> and currently costs Rs. 30,200.00. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11a8924\" data-id=\"11a8924\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8aa86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce8aa86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1285\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip10.jpg 440w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip10-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Potato under the larger gravity fed drip system<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb0f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb0f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Components of the gravity-fed drip irrigation system<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f5812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77f5812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip11.jpg 577w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip11-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7ef3b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7ef3b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a3b9a9\" data-id=\"6a3b9a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb5bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb5bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Water tank (of a minimum capacity of 2 m3 to irrigate 1250 m2) <br \/>\u2022 225 concrete blocks 15 cm (6\u201d) as support (5 &#8211; 7 layers blocks giving a height of 1.2 m) <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6af2e\" data-id=\"ee6af2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b157d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b157d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 1 Quarter-turn valve 32 mm (1\u201d) <br \/>\u2022 1 Screen filter 32 mm (1\u201d) <br \/>\u2022 1 Elbow polypipe 32 mm (1\u201d) <br \/>\u2022 1 Tee polypipe 32 mm (1\u201d)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8a67e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b8a67e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip12.jpg 513w, https:\/\/farei.mu\/farei2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drip12-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-205e4d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"205e4d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e4ee1\" data-id=\"58e4ee1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df38bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df38bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>50 m (2 x 25 m) Main Pipe \u2013 Polypipe 32 mm (1\u2019\u2019)<\/li><li>50 units Start Connector 12 mm<\/li><li>2 units End Cap polypipe 32 mm (1\u2019\u2019)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f610f7\" data-id=\"7f610f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6db23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb6db23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Drip tape 12 mm with drippers spaced at 30 cm<\/li><li>50 End Cap polypipe 32 mm (1\u2019\u2019)<br \/>Distance between dripperlines: 1 m<br \/>Length of 1 dripperline: 25 m<br \/>No. of dripperlines: 50<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec69a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec69a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Maintenance of gravity-fed drip irrigation system <\/h3><ul><li>Daily cleaning of screen filter to prevent clogging of drippers<\/li><li>Flushing of dripperlines for 2 minutes<ol><li>Every week if water used is from canals or streams<\/li><li>Every month if potable water is used<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>In case of severe clogging, flushing with phosphoric acid or sodium hypocholorite may be necessary. Contact your Extension Officer for advice.<\/li><li>Cleaning of water tank after each crop cycle <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Global climate change is affecting the rainfall pattern in Mauritius. The mean annual rainfall has decreased by about 8% over the last 10 years and there has been an increase in the duration of water stress periods as well. About 48% of our water resources is being used by the agricultural sector. 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