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  • From: Darren Doherty <darren@permaculture.biz>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Spanish Permaculture Handouts
  • Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:47:46 +1100

G'day, Was also going to suggest you get in contact with Rowe Morrow (
rowemorrow@gmail.com) who has worked in Afghanistan....

Thanks,

Darren

2010/1/11 Lawrence F. London, Jr. <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>

> Scott Pittman wrote:
>
> > I am also teaching a course for the Army National Guard to troops who are
> > going to Afghanistan to work with villagers on agriculture and other
> rural
> > tasks; I would appreciate any current information on Afghanistan weather,
> > soil, crops, animal husbandry, water and etc.
>
>
> http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Afghanistan/Agriculture/Rebuilding_Agriculture_Sector_AFG.pdf
> This would be well worth reading. It contains Water Resource Management
> Matrix, a comprehensive goals assesment table:
> Table headings:
> 1) Key Issue
> 2) Strategic Objective Indicator
> 3) Needs Assessment
> Short Term Program (1-2 Years)
> Medium Term Development Framework (2-5 Years)
> 4) Policy Agenda
>
> Permaculture methods applied to water resources management would fit in
> perfectly here.
>
> For agriculture: Keyline plowing, swales, berms, water impoundments
> (pools, ponds, ditches, canals), aquaculture, greenhousing and
> aquaponics, season extension.
>
> For potable and near-potable water resource management consider
> rainfall earthworks-based catchment and purification with Living System
> and constructed wetlands. Benefits: clean irrigation water, replishment
> of aquifer (springs, wells), water for household washing and washing
> harvested crops, water for livestock. Rainfall catchment using
> non-earthen structures providing water for storage in cisterns for
> household and farm use, with additional purification (solar still, sand
> filter) for drinking and cooking.
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