Drip irrigation systems

Implementation

Mid term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Southern
Southern

Weather event addressed

Drought
Spring and summer

Farming system

CEREAL CROPS
Vegetables

Description of the measure

Tubes buried a few cm (semi-buried; annually changed; standard )or up to 20 cm (buried; lasts 2-3 years;thicker)

Comments on sustainability

Water saving, avoids evapotranspiration. Very efficient if combined with tensiometric probes. Less irrigation needed. Optimized use of fertilizers. As the soil surface is not wet, no weeds grow and herbicides treatments are completely eliminated. May need investment, especially for buried tubing (not for semi-buried which uses the same thecnology)