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South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:12 pm
by dawwa9
These guys live near huge rivers and are complaining about the lack of rain, the hell man??
''Copyright: WFP/Peter Smerdon
A farmer near the southern Somali village of Geedbuureed, 25 kilometres south of the town of Huddur, shows the few stunted sorghum plants barely surviving in his field.
Farmers said that because the April-June rains started late and ended early, their crops had failed.
Seventy percent of annual cereal production comes from harvests following the main gu rains between April and July. The deyr rainy season between October and December, produces a smaller harvest. ''
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:13 pm
by The-Screw
the top picture is really good.
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:14 pm
by Twisted_Logic
There are some quite extensive irrigation systems in Southern Somalia especially in Middle Shabelle and Afgoi
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:16 pm
by dawwa9
^So how come every time there is a small drought thousands of southern Somalis starve while these guys have the Jubba and Shabelle full of water throughout the year? I doubt most Somali farmers use irrigation systems and just depend on rainfall.
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:22 pm
by Twisted_Logic
dawwa9 wrote:^So how come every time there is a small drought thousands of southern Somalis starve while these guys have the Jubba and Shabelle full of water throughout the year? I doubt most Somali farmers use irrigation systems and just depend on rainfall.
Those are the ones in lower Jubboyinka. In the upper Jubboyina and Middle Shabelle, there are extensive networks of irrigation canals. Large numbers of them were built by NGO during the 1990s to avert a possible drought in the future. But you are right in a sense, we need to upgrade those canals and distribute them throughout;
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:33 pm
by James Dahl
Bay and Bakool are mountainous, good luck getting the rivers to go uphill
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:33 pm
by Twisted_Logic
James Dahl wrote:Bay and Bakool are mountains, good luck getting the rivers to go uphill
We will get them un-hill
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:37 pm
by dawwa9
James Dahl wrote:Bay and Bakool are mountainous, good luck getting the rivers to go uphill
the only mountainous regions in Somalia are Somaliland and Bari no place else
http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/Zeben ... ia_map.jpg
Re: South Somalis need to learn what irrigation is
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:10 pm
by QansaGabeyle
The northern part of the southwest region is mountainous too.
