Water Storage Ponds in Small-Scale Agricultural Areas
Type: Technologies
Creation: 2018-10-18 12:08 Updated: 2021-01-15 11:17
Compilers: Bunjirtluk Jintaridth
Reviewers: Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Pitayakon Limtong, William Critchley
Country/ region/ locations where the Technology has been applied and which are covered by this assessment
- Country: Thailand
- Region/ State/ Province: Nakhon Nayok
- Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Ban Thung Krapong Learning Center, Nakhon Nayok province
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Technology
Short description of the Technology
"Bo Bao Kanomkrok" is a storage pond excavated as a source of water for agricultural purposes. It is shaped in the form of a rectangle to store water in the rainy season and thus to be a source of water in the dry season.
Detailed description of the Technology
A water storage facility or "Bo Bao Kanomkrok" is a pond excavated as a source of water for agricultural purposes in the dry season. It is dug in a form of rectangle to store water during the rains and thus to prevent water from drying up in the area. It increases agricultural activities in the dry season. Bo Bao Kanomkrok is excavated in a farmer's agricultural land to a dimension of 8 meters wide, 8 meters long and 10 meters deep. It has a capacity of 640 m3 which is appropriate for an agricultural area of about 6 rai. Water in the storage "bank" is available through the dry season. To establish it, the pond is dug vertically with no side-slopes. After the pond is completed, muddy soil is coated around the bottom and sides to prevent water from seeping out. Plants are grown around the edge of the pond to prevent collapse. Therefore, Bo Bao Kanomkrok is an appropriate low cost option for providing stored water to crops on a small-scale. It is a good prototype for extending to other agricultural plots in the community and adjacent communities. In the small-scale agricultural areas there are fruit-bearing trees, perennial crops and vegetables such as sweet yellow marian plums, durians, santols, hairy-leafed apitongs, Barking Deer's Mango, hedge bamboo, Paco fern, bananas, Garcinia cowa, Brazilian Pepper-tree, etc. Bo Bao Kanomkrok must be maintained by the owner so that it will be efficient in storing water throughout the year.
Ban Thung Krapong Learning Center, Nakhon Nayok province is the prototype for communities to learning to solve problems by themselves, by studying from nature and the environment in the community.
Photos of the Technology
- 📍 Ban Thung Krapong Learning Center, Nakhon Nayok Province
- 📷 Ms. Munthana Suriyawongpongsa
- 📍 Ban Thung Krapong Learning Center, Nakhon Nayok Province
- 📷 Ms. Munthana Suriyawongpongsa