Development of irrigation methods
Horticulture, home
gardens and farms
Talib Abdulkarim Julfar
CEO of Dubai Municipality for Infra-
structure Services Sector
irrigation
Dubai Municipality
Introduction:
cost of desalinated water, in-
ods such as using aflaj (wa-
There has been a significant
creasing the efficiency of wa-
ter channels) into sprinkler
decline in groundwater re-
ter in various areas has be-
irrigation method, and then,
serve in many countries with
come an absolute necessity.
drip and subsurface irriga-
low rates in renewable water
Increasing the efficiency
tion methods.
resources. Such decline may
of irrigation:
Irrigation systems control
be attributed to the progress
Given that water consump-
methods development:
and development of ground-
tion in irrigation of plants has
There had been not only de-
water withdrawal techniques
been and continues to be
velopment of irrigation meth-
from diesel pumps that was
the higher water consumer,
ods by changing irrigation
withdrawing water from shal-
irrigation methods witnessed
techniques, but also was ac-
low wells with depth no more
a great development to in-
companied by development
than 10 meters to the mod-
crease the efficiency of wa-
of irrigation control tech-
ern electrical pumps that are
ter to its extremes. Hence,
niques; from hand moved
used to withdraw water from
agriculture turned from tra-
irrigation to automated irri-
wells with depth up to hun-
ditional flood irrigation meth-
gation within particular hours
dreds of meters. As a result,
by using automatic timers.
such decline led these coun-
tries to search for new meth-
ods to save water, including
brackish groundwater and
seawater desalination. Due
to shortage of water and high
A model for irrigation controller
using automatic timers.
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