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Water efficiency II: Rural areas and agriculture

Bruins et al., Table 3: Water harvesting structures in Turkana District in 1993

Type of structure
Number of structures
No. of functional structures
No. of nonfunctional structures
Trapezoidal bunds
729
659
70
Semi-circular bunds
571
425
146
Micro-catchments
4,120,000
2,930,000
1,190,000
Source: Kenya Department of Agriculture, Lodwar 1993,39; Bruins et al. 2003.

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