Water Intake Structure
Civil Works
Farming System
Crop Water Supply
Harvest
Farming Units
Farming
Overhead Irrigation
Overflow weir at Sangat, 5 km uphill from the irrigation scheme.
Laying of the 1000 mm diameter steel pipeline (year 1988)
Rotation including maize, sorghum, green gram amd cowpea. All seed crops.
The gravity-fed overhead irrigation system requires minimum maintenance and provides 24-hours water supply.
Pokot farmer harvesting green gram
The Council of the Elders awarded one hectare plots to families residing in the area of Sigor, Wei Wei Location
Stores on the farm area were double in size than the ones found on the traditiuonal farms
... after planting
Pictures by Giacomo Rambaldi
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