Explore traditional Egyptian irrigation methods and tools including shaduf, water screw, and waterwheel
Explore traditional Egyptian irrigation methods and tools including shaduf, water screw, and waterwheel
Traditional irrigation methods in rural Egypt.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: Lack of water has always been a major problem for farmers. Over the centuries a variety of tools and techniques have been devised to help irrigate the land. Here an Egyptian farmer uses a shadoof to irrigate his fields.
These farmers, instead, are using water screws for irrigation,
while this water buffalo pulls a waterwheel.
These farmers, instead, are using water screws for irrigation,
while this water buffalo pulls a waterwheel.