This downloads page provides access to key Waterright resources on water, irrigation efficiency, and practical solutions for growing food with limited water. It includes video material linked to World Vision’s search for long-term hunger solutions, plus a set of manuals and papers designed to help irrigators measure soil water holding capacity, schedule irrigation more accurately, and install systems such as Microflood. All items are intended as practical tools, not theory.
Downloads
This section brings together the main downloadable resources, including video and written guides.
Water, Wit and Wisdom
Water, Wit and Wisdom covers the search for solutions to the water crisis. It focuses on practical thinking and real-world methods for making better use of available water, particularly where water is limited and demand is rising.
Water for Food
In August 2003, a group comprising specialists from the Department of Agriculture, water experts, irrigation engineers, and pipe manufacturers assembled in the Kouebokkeveld,
approximately 300 kilometres north of Cape Town, South Africa.
They gathered to view what was described as the most significant development in flood irrigation since the Sumerians 6,000 years ago.
World Vision Video
World Vision, an international relief and development agency, is constantly searching for long-term solutions to hunger. Because providing relief food is not a lasting solution,
World Vision sought help to provide farmers with a more efficient way of using limited supplies of irrigation water.
A video is now available for download.
| Publications | Description |
|---|---|
| Scheduling Manual | Shows how to measure crop factors and water holding capacity, and how to use single and dual cycle irrigation. |
| Microflood Manual | Shows how to install and operate the Microflood system. |
| How to Get Better Growth From Limited Water | A guide to the more effective use of water, focused on improving plant growth where water supply is restricted. |
| IAA Paper | Irrigation Association of America — a paper on Microflood. |
| Adaptive Scheduling | A guide to adaptive scheduling technology. |
