Farms: Africa Irrigation Project (Zambia)--Long Version
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www.eleqtra.com An irrigation project in Chiansi, outside Lusaka, Zambia, in Africa. Funded by InfraCo Africa (part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group), FMO, EAIF, and the Lundin Foundation, and developed by eleQtra. Life has been tough for smallholder farmers, who are only able to farm six months of the year in Zambia due to lack of water. Now, thanks to InfraCo Africa, irrigation and advanced farming techniques enables Chanyanya to farm year-round. The commercial side of the project grows wheat and soya beans, while smallholders use irrigated market gardens to grow a variety of vegetable and fruit crops. One day this model will be replicated across Africa, improving food security, water access and people's lives. www.infracoafrica.com www.eleqtra.com Filmed and edited by Xplor www.xplorfilm.com
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pretty inspiring
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Inspiring, yes, but practical? Increasing dependence on rivers with less and less rainfall is not responsible. Better yet to reclaim the land to lush green growth by capturing rains during the rainy season into the land, creating swales, planting indigenous trees to fix nitrogen in the soil and bring fertility back to the land. Dependency on fertilizers and hybrid/genetically modified seeds is exactly that. Proper land management can produce crop abundance without costly infrastructure, costly farm machinery and produce far more nutritious food.
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Brilliant doccie. We do have problems in Zambia when it comes to irrigation of our crops during the dry months. This is a very much welcome innovation. i wish the doccie had also shown us how the water is tapped from the Kafue river upto the smallholder scheme. By the way the name of the area is Chanyanya and not Chiansi.
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Brilliant doccie. We do have problems in Zambia when it comes to irrigate our crops during the dry months. This is a very much welcome innovation. i wish the doccie had also shown us how the water is tapped from the Kafue river upto the smallholder scheme. By the way the name of the area is Chanyanya and not Chiansi.
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modern farming requires inputs which they may or may not be able to get a steady supply of................. im not totally sure this is a good idea
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Thanks for this very inspiring video. Wish all these hard working farmers a very productive season.