Global Ecovillage Network/Solution Library/Wise irrigation system (foungara)

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- Lack of water in desert. - wise use of water for agriculture. - Quantify the necessary for plants in desert.

The Fougara is a system of water irrigation which was invented to quantify and measure the necessary water for each plant in the desert. It is a complexed system which goes back to long time and used by our ancestors to use the water wisely. This system is inspired from what we call Qanats in Iran. (FRANCAIS) La fougara est un système d'irrigation de l'eau inventé pour permettre de quantifier l'eau nécessaire pour les différentes plantations dans le désert. C'est un système complexe et très ingénieux qui remonte à quelques centaines d'années.

C'est un système unique dans le Sahara que l'on trouve dans les Oasis du Gourara près de Timumoun. Ce système díirrigation est inspiré des Qanats en Iran.

• Ecology
  • Water Cycles

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