A simple but very effective  system  to make the trees grow  with a quantity of water 10 times smaller. Its inventor : Jacques Gasc…   Discovery made in Dakar

IRRIGASC

Wednesday 29th, October in Dakar

CEO : Jacques Gasc

www.irrigasc.net

At almost the end of our world tour, we do our best to remain concentrated, to find solutions and to fix our last appointments !!

Not easy, we can tell you !

Thursday morning, in Dakar, unexpected appointment with a company which is developping a great solution to improve the growth of young trees plants with not much water. IRRGASC, from the name of its inventor Jacques Gasc,is a  1,20 m polypropylene flexible sheath closed with holes ats its bottom. Filled with water, it is set up in a hole in the ground. A young plant  ( fruit or forest tree )  is placed in a smaller hole nearby so that the roots of this plant are close the holes of the sheath. 3 L of water are enough each week  to allow the growth of the young plant; the  water spreading is then slow and deep. The roots  will naturally follow the moisture and quickly go beyond the depth of 1,50 m. Below the depth, the soil is richer and its constant moisture allows an optimal growth of the young tree. Its becomes thus autonomous.

This patented system saves 90% of water regarding the current agricultural techniques, mainly in avoiding its evaporation. Applyed today on the surface of the arbuste, the water quicly evaporates under the heat of Senegal. It also allows a 10 times lower use of pesticides and fungicides and reduces the watering time still manually done in this part of the world.

But, more than these savings (water, pesticides, fungicides), the systemallows a much more important production of fruits and vegetables each year. An additional income for the farmers.

The made in Dakar  seath, true tool to fight against the erosion in the arid areas, only costs 48 cents of euros. 500 000 trees were already replanted in Senegal  with this technique. Other countries are following (slowly unfortunately). Niger, Mali, Cape Verde, Spain, Morocco…

It goes on !

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