Merchantmen of Britain (MOB) Presentation Drip Irrigation

DRIP IRRIGATION FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS

Watering the Traditional Way

The KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) Trials,

Nairobi 2010/11

Preparation of planting beds

MOB Bucket Kit (30 sq mtrs for planting up to 200 seedlings)

MOB Tank Kit (300 sq mtrs for planting up to 2,000 seedlings)

Tap Filter & Lock Nut assembly

Punching the Delivery Hose

Line Adaptors & Extension Tubing

Extension Tubing connected to Drip Tape

Drip Lines laid out on prepared beds

The garden – 20 x 15m drip lines (up to 2,000 seedlings)

Planting July

Drip Slit – measuring water volume

28 days

45 days

Harvest – 110 days

4.4kg Cabbages – Same size, all along the line

KARI staff – knee deep in Cabbages!

MOB Bucket Kit Components (Weight 1kg)

Reservoir Borers

MOB Tank Kit parts

KARI Evaluation Reports 2010/11

Demonstration Gardens, Nairobi

Melons Spinach Onions Squash Cabbages Tomatoes

Onions Tomatoes

Spinach Spinach under-planted with Coriander

Cabbage Melons

Field Trials at Okashana Research Station Ministry of

Agriculture, Ovamboland, Namibia

MOB Bucket Kit

MOB Drum Kit

The Garden – 10 x 15m drip lines (up to 1,000 seedlings)

December 2011

March 2012

Water Conservation

600 onion sets require........1,000 ltrs of water per day + ½ an hour of labour using traditional methods

OR 100 ltrs of water per day + 2 mins of labour using MOB Drip Irrigation

Weed Control

Traditional watering method promotes weed growth MOB Drip Irrigation inhibits weed growth and reduces labour costs

NEW DEVELOPMENTSJANUARY 2014

Old New

New

Old

Introducing the new MOB range of Low Pressure Drip

Irrigation from January 2014

The NEW Range• MOB Bucket Kit 50 (for an area of 50m² - planted with

up to 400 seedlings)

• MOB Drip Kit 200 (for an area of 200m² - planted with up to 1,400 seedlings)

• MOB Drip Kit 500 (for an area of 500m² - planted with up to 3,000 seedlings)

• MOB Drip Kit 1000 (for an area of 1000m² - planted with up to 6,500 seedlings)

• MOB Drip Kit 2000 (for an area of 2000m² - planted with up to 13,200 seedlings)

MAKING LIFE EASIER