Transcript Sorghum - Spate Irrigation

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Spate Irrigated Qat
Harar Region, Ethiopia
Qat =
 Stimulant and drug
 Leaves are being chewed
 Traditionally used in Harar Region – as well
as in Somalia and Yemen
 High value and increasing market
domestically and internationally
In Harar Region
 Qat is grown as a rain-fed crop
 With a single harvest a year
 But also grown with supplementary irrigation
 In case of spate-irrigated qat: harvests can go
up to 4/yr
Water management is important
USING BASINS IN EARLY STAGES
Water management is important
USING RIDGES IN LATER STAGES
Water management is important
MANUAL DEFOLIATING IN DRY SEASON – TO REDUCE EVAPORATION
Water management is important
THINNER STEM
INTRODUCING MORE DROUGHT RESISTANT VARIETIES
– WITH BETTER QUALITY TOO!