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    Small Farm Reservoir (SFR) is used in the Philippines to trap rainfall and runoff water for supplemental irrigation. SFRs are small earth dams no more than 4 meters high that collect water in reservoirs of 300-2,000 square meters. Farmers use the stored water to irrigate crops during dry periods or provide partial irrigation for two cropping seasons. SFRs can be constructed manually or with small machinery and provide multiple benefits like irrigation, aquaculture, livestock watering, and recreation in addition to improving yields for rainfed agriculture.

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    Small Farm Reservoir

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    Small Farm Reservoir (SFR) is used in the Philippines to trap rainfall and runoff water for supplemental irrigation. SFRs are small earth dams no more than 4 meters high that collect water in reservoirs of 300-2,000 square meters. Farmers use the stored water to irrigate crops during dry periods or provide partial irrigation for two cropping seasons. SFRs can be constructed manually or with small machinery and provide multiple benefits like irrigation, aquaculture, livestock watering, and recreation in addition to improving yields for rainfed agriculture.

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    Small Farm Reservoir (SFR) is used in the Philippines to trap rainfall and runoff water for supplemental irrigation. SFRs are small earth dams no more than 4 meters high that collect water in reservoirs of 300-2,000 square meters. Farmers use the stored water to irrigate crops during dry periods or provide partial irrigation for two cropping seasons. SFRs can be constructed manually or with small machinery and provide multiple benefits like irrigation, aquaculture, livestock watering, and recreation in addition to improving yields for rainfed agriculture.

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    Small Farm Reservoir

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    Small Farm Reservoir (SFR) is used in the Philippines to trap rainfall and runoff water for supplemental irrigation. SFRs are small earth dams no more than 4 meters high that collect water in reservoirs of 300-2,000 square meters. Farmers use the stored water to irrigate crops during dry periods or provide partial irrigation for two cropping seasons. SFRs can be constructed manually or with small machinery and provide multiple benefits like irrigation, aquaculture, livestock watering, and recreation in addition to improving yields for rainfed agriculture.

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    The key takeaways are that a Small Farm Reservoir is an earth dam structure used to trap, harvest, and store rainfall and runoff water for supplemental irrigation and other uses. It typically has a size of 300-2,000 square meters and is constructed manually or with machinery like a bulldozer.

    The main components are the embankment which is less than 4 meters high, and the reservoir area which collects and stores rainfall and runoff water. Its main functions are to trap and retain runoff water to increase water supply for irrigation, aquaculture, livestock, and other uses.

    Establishment activities include site investigation, staking, clearing, embankment construction, and planting. Maintenance activities involve weeding, irrigation, fertilization, and canal/watershed protection. Inputs and costs include machinery, labor, and establishment/recurrent costs.

    Small Farm Reservoir (SFR)

    Philippines - Tabon
    The Small Farm Rerservoir is an earth dam structure used to trap harvest
    and store rainfall and water runoff.
    The small farm reservoir (SFR) is a small water impounding earth dam structure to
    collect rainfall and runoff, designed for use in a single farm, and typically has an
    area of about 300-2,000 square meters. The embankment height above ground
    level is less than 4 meters. It can be easily constructed with a bulldozer or manual
    labor. Irrigation is done with PVC siphon pipes or pumps. SFR is used in rainfedgrowing areas to provide supplemental irrigation to a wet season crop and partial
    irrigation to a dry season crop. Aside from irrigation and aquaculture, water in the
    reservoir could also be used for small scale livestock watering, wallowing areas for
    animals, e.g. ducks and picnic ground.
    Classification
    Land use problems:
    Very low yield of any crop due to inadequate moisture to sustain crop growth

    Unpredictable weather condition or occurrence of extreme climatic condition (La


    Nina or El Nino) constrained yield improvement. (land user's point of view)
    Land use

    Climate

    Degradation

    Conservation measure

    Annual cropping

    subhumid

    Structural: Bench terraces


    (slope of terrace bed <6%)

    Stage of interventionOrigin

    Level of technical knowledge

    Prevention
    Land users initiative
    Agricultural advisor
    Mitigation /
    Reduction
    Experiments /
    Research
    Land user
    Rehabilitation Externally introduced: recent (<10 years ago)
    Main causes of land degradation:
    Main
    Secondary technical functions:
    - technical functions:
    - control of dispersed runoff:
    retain / trap control of
    concentrated runoff: retain /

    trap water harvesting /


    increase water supply
    Environment
    Natural Environment
    Average annual rainfall
    Slope (%) (mm)

    Altitude (m a.s.l.)

    Landform

    > 4000 mm
    3000-4000 mm
    2000-3000 mm
    1500-2000 mm
    1000-1500 mm
    750-1000 mm
    500-750 mm
    250-500 mm
    < 250 mm depth (cm)
    0-20
    20-50
    50-80
    80-120
    >120
    > 4000
    3000-4000
    2500-3000
    2000-2500
    1500-2000
    1000-1500
    500-1000
    100-500
    <100
    Growing season(s): 180 days(May - days(Nov - Feb)
    Soil texture: medium (loam)
    Topsoil organic matter: low (<1%)
    Soil drainage/infiltration: good
    plateau / plains
    flat

    gentl
    e

    ridges
    mountain
    slopes moderate
    rollin
    g
    hilly
    stee
    p

    hill slopes

    footslopes

    valley floors
    very steep

    Oct), 120Soil water storage capacity: medium

    Soil

    Technical drawing
    (

    Uses of Small Farm Reservoir (SFR) system


    Bureau of Soils & Water Manage
    )

    Implementation activities, inputs and costs


    Establishment activities
    2. Layouting/staking
    1. Cleaning
    4. Basal fertilization
    5. Planting
    3. Rotovating or plowing
    3. Embankment construction
    3. Scapping the top soil
    2. Orienting the bulldozer operator on one techniqueof embankment and clearing
    the staked-out area - 1. Site Investigation,Examination of soil profile
    Maintenance/recurrent activities
    2. Minimum tillage
    1. Irrigation
    3. Planting
    3. Irrigation
    1. Weeding
    2. Fertilization

    1. Canal maintenance
    2. Watershed 6protection and maintenance
    Remarks:
    The availability of bulldozers in the site and access roads adds substantially to the
    cost.
    Assessment
    Impacts of the Technology

    Production and socioeconomic benefits

    Production and socio-economic disadvantages

    increased crop yield


    fish
    production
    increased wood
    production
    Socio-cultural benefits

    loss of land

    Socio-cultural disadvantages

    community institution
    strengthening
    improved
    conservation / erosion knowledge
    Ecological benefits

    Ecological disadvantages

    increased soil moisture


    improved soil cover
    increase in soil
    fertility
    biodiversity enhancement
    Off-site benefits

    Off-site disadvantages

    increased ground water recharge


    reduced downstream flooding
    Contribution to human well-being /
    livelihoods

    Benefits /costs according to


    land user
    Benefits compared with
    costs

    short-term:

    long-term:

    Establishment

    not specified

    not specified

    Maintenance / recurrent

    not specified

    not specified

    Acceptance / adoption:

    Concluding statements
    Strengths and

    how to sustain/improve

    Weaknesses and

    how to overcome

    individual farmers can own one or a number SFR, big areas of rainfed lowland areas
    are available during the dry season, SFR has multiple purposes as irrigation
    supplement, fish production, and recreation
    Availability of credit for farmers,
    availbility of updated technologies for crop production sited in their localities, local
    government suport to market of farm produce

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