Excellent Development - improving food production in rural Kenya
Excellent Development supports community groups in semi-arid rural Kenya to improve their enviroment sustainably through soil and water conservation, improving food and water supply, health and incomes. The key activities are terracing land, building sand dams and planting trees. These three work together to significantly improve conservation of soil and water in this delicate environment.
Excellent Development field staff visit farmers on their farms to provide support to increase food production. After terracing land and maximising the use of available water, techniques such as intercropping, zero grazing, using cover crops and drought resistant crops can dramatically increase yields.
“When Excellent Development Kenya started working with us, Field Officer Muthama trained us on terracing and I took the initiative. He laid the standard terraces for me and I dug and there is a big change. My harvest increased from 3 bags of 90kgs to 8 bags of 90kg. I am encouraged and I will dig the whole farm. Terraces conserve water. My orange trees don’t dry anymore and I am happy.”
Mr Mutunga Ngitu, Kilili Catchment
Duration : 0:5:56
Groundwater and Sustainable Use
Groundwater is of paramount importance to our planet and the people upon it. Management and use of groundwater should be based on thorough knowledge. An IGRAC initiative.
Duration : 0:5:20
GOOD: Water
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For World Water Day 2008, we look at the planet’s water, how it’s being used, and the increasing strains on this vital resource. Drink up!
Video by MAX JOSEPH
Motion Graphics by ERIN BOSWORTH
Music by JAVELIN
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SOURCES: Thirst Relief International; UN Development Programme; UN Environment Programme; United States Geological Survey; World Health Organization; World Water Council; Worldwater.org
Duration : 0:2:31
Water Quality Worldwide
Ahead of World Water Day, Gallup examines how satisfied the world’s citizens are with the quality of their water and finds that people in sub-Saharan African nations are the least likely to be satisfied with their water’s quality.
Duration : 0:1:39
PuR Purifier of Water Demonstration in Rural Kenya
Members of Other Paths demonstrate the use of Procter & Gamble’s PuR Purifier of Water at the Makakoi Village, Machakos District, Kenya in April 2007
Duration : 0:4:30
A wastewater irrigation system in urban Accra, Ghana.
This video was produced by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners as a knowledge sharing aid.
Duration : 0:6:59
Drilling For Water (Rural African Schools) (Jozana School)
Cublo Hydro (www.cublo.net) is a semi charitable organization that drills for water in Rural Areas in South Africa. This Video Clip is from Jozana Primary School in Umzimkhulu. Drilling Depth : 30m. Drilling done by Air Percussion Drilling and Water struck.
Duration : 0:4:27