DRIP IRRIGATION FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
Watering the Traditional Way
The KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) Trials,
Nairobi 2010/11
Preparation of planting beds
MOB Bucket Kit (30 sq mtrs for planting up to 200 seedlings)
MOB Tank Kit (300 sq mtrs for planting up to 2,000 seedlings)
Tap Filter & Lock Nut assembly
Punching the Delivery Hose
Line Adaptors & Extension Tubing
Extension Tubing connected to Drip Tape
Drip Lines laid out on prepared beds
The garden – 20 x 15m drip lines (up to 2,000 seedlings)
Planting July
Drip Slit – measuring water volume
28 days
45 days
Harvest – 110 days
4.4kg Cabbages – Same size, all along the line
KARI staff – knee deep in Cabbages!
MOB Bucket Kit Components (Weight 1kg)
Reservoir Borers
MOB Tank Kit parts
KARI Evaluation Reports 2010/11
Demonstration Gardens, Nairobi
Melons Spinach Onions Squash Cabbages Tomatoes
Onions Tomatoes
Spinach Spinach under-planted with Coriander
Cabbage Melons
Field Trials at Okashana Research Station Ministry of
Agriculture, Ovamboland, Namibia
MOB Bucket Kit
MOB Drum Kit
The Garden – 10 x 15m drip lines (up to 1,000 seedlings)
December 2011
March 2012
Water Conservation
600 onion sets require........1,000 ltrs of water per day + ½ an hour of labour using traditional methods
OR 100 ltrs of water per day + 2 mins of labour using MOB Drip Irrigation
Weed Control
Traditional watering method promotes weed growth MOB Drip Irrigation inhibits weed growth and reduces labour costs
NEW DEVELOPMENTSJANUARY 2014
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Introducing the new MOB range of Low Pressure Drip
Irrigation from January 2014
The NEW Range• MOB Bucket Kit 50 (for an area of 50m² - planted with
up to 400 seedlings)
• MOB Drip Kit 200 (for an area of 200m² - planted with up to 1,400 seedlings)
• MOB Drip Kit 500 (for an area of 500m² - planted with up to 3,000 seedlings)
• MOB Drip Kit 1000 (for an area of 1000m² - planted with up to 6,500 seedlings)
• MOB Drip Kit 2000 (for an area of 2000m² - planted with up to 13,200 seedlings)
MAKING LIFE EASIER
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