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By: Globalisation, Technology and the Poor « PROGRESS IN G.P.

Globalisation, Technology and the Poor « PROGRESS IN G.P. — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:32:09 +0000

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By: chahbani

chahbani — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:07:52 +0000

this is my the 2 email adress of MR CHAHBANI Bellachheb inventor of Buried diffuser for underground irrigation and laureate of UNESCO Water Prize 2009. The Buried diffuser will be in sale beginning 2011. For more information send an email to the following email adresses: chahbani.bellachheb@ira.rnrt.tn/chahbani.bellachheb@yahoo.fr

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 22 May 2010 10:02:26 +0000

I found this man’s work information. You can go here to find his contact info:

Dr. Chahbani who has been working at Institute of Arid Regions in Medenine in southern Tunisia for the past 25 years, comes from an family of farmers from the island of Djerba .

By: chikachikachika aaauwwww...

chikachikachika aaauwwww... — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:23:30 +0000

Thank you thank you… thank you very much… What do you think to do for the Zimbabwe people so they can school, eat, work (etc..)with a good condition…? How about we, the young generation, have a good behaviour, and then be the good government that not do a corruption (etc..), and help those people like Zimbabwe’s people…

By: Betty Lawson

Betty Lawson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:31:45 +0000

I, like Brigitte Frey, have only just come across this website. I am interested in Mr Chabhani’s email address also. My people are in rural Zimbabwe and would find water saving irrigation most helpful. We feed many orphans in the village and would even be prepared to be used in any trials that you think necessary to introduce this system to the public. Please contace me if you are interested. I am part of a small charity called Tariro Project in UK and would love to hear from you.

By: Brigitte Frey

Brigitte Frey — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:32:15 +0000

Unfortunately I only came across this site today. Would it still be possible to get the address of Mr Chabhani mentioned in the above letter. I am looking for irrigation systems for subsistance farmers. They learn already water management on their farms but some have their land near a stream and could benefit from irrigation systems of any kind. I also agree that clogging of the pipes is always a problem where farmers dont have access to clean water.

By: Canford Chiroro

Canford Chiroro — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:37:24 +0000

Dear Masimba,

I agree with you entirely on the need to develop and strengthen adaptation mechanisms taking into context the twin impact of climate change induced drought and labour shortage due to HIV and AIDS. In as much as drip irrigation technology could be useful to save labour, and water, I have some reservations about this technology.

1. Most smallholder farmers do not have access to clean water. With the type of water that would be required to run through the system, the pipes are likely to clog in most cases, and be thrown away as soon as possible, or only farmers with good water supply could benefit. There are a few of the latter, boreholes in most parts are broken down, and prior to programme rollout there would be a need to ascertain water availability.

2. Drip irrigation has been targeted at households of people living with HIV and AIDS. The drum/bucket has been translated as a proxy for the presence of a PLWHA in that household, and as such strengthened stereotypes. In other instances, OVC targeting projects have implemented this technology, ignoring the fact that the children would have to walk 3km to fetch water on 20litre buckets to fill the tank, before they go to school.

3. Technical support would be a prerequisite to effective rollout of this initiative. Farmers on their way to urban centres through decades have been inspired by sprinkler irrigation on former white farms, etc. Changing attitudes to say, ” Dont worry, these drops of water are enough to give you a crop” is somehow a challenge. There is a need for use of trials or such participatory systems to introduce such programmes.

I very much liked your approach and concept. All the best, Masimba.

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In Zimbabwe, Low Cost Technology Saves Poor Farmers | zimbabwemetro.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:45:47 +0000

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By: chahbani

chahbani — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:45:58 +0000

there is a new irrigation technique which saves water 3 times more then the drip irrigation. if with the drip irrigation the production of one kilogram of food we need 100 liters of water, the use of this new technique allows the production of the same kilogram of food with only 35 liters of water. this patented new technique is based on buried diffusers for vegetables and for trees, it avoids water evaporation and has many other advantages:
-reduction of plants deseases
-reduction of herbicides and pesticides use,
-reduction of irrigation frequency,
-reduction of labor,
-reduction of soil salinization when using salty water(4 grams per liter),
-reduction of soluble fertilizer use,
-could be used with low water pressure(0,1 bar.

this new technique will be manufactured(from plastic) and available in the market during end 2009. if interested please mail to Mr. CHAHBANI the responsable of the Society which will manufactuer and sell this new technique. THE mail adress of Mr CHAHBANI is :
Mr CHAHBANI can help the NGO’S to elaborate projects based on this new technique for small holders and farmers. the projects are submetted to international organisations and governemental institutions to get finance.