Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas
Author | : Theib Y. Oweis |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2012-05-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780203106259 |
ISBN-13 | : 0203106253 |
Rating | : 4/5 (253 Downloads) |
Download or read book Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Dry Areas written by Theib Y. Oweis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dry areas suffer not only from limited rainfall but alsonatural leakage'-90% of rainwater is lost directly or indirectly, and is unavailable for agriculture or domestic use. Water harvesting is a low-cost, easy-to-use, environmentally-friendly way to recover a large part of this lost water. How does water harvesting work? Which sites or areas are