Three comments for you that spring from the desire to minimize evaporative loss. 1) The profile I see in your video is based on domestic water reservoirs. A favoriter project for civil engineers. How civil engineers work is they find a proven design over and over again regardless of a specific projects unique demands. We maintain that irrigation reservoirs should have a very different profile. Build your reservoirs as deep as you possibly can and no wider than is necessary to achieve your desired carrying capacity. The rule of thumb is deep and skinny is better than shallow and wide. 2) Always orient your reservoir so that the prevailing winds pass over the short axis of the reservoir. 3) Plant windbreak trees along the berm that the prevailing winds cross first. You will have the benefit of reduced wind passing over your reservoir and some of the reservoir will be cooled by the shade. I hope you find these tips from arid land farming to be beneficial to your operation. Best of luck!

@oraach

Жыл бұрын

Wow.. thanks for the tip. Thin and deep seems like a great idea...

@stevejohnstonbaugh9171

Жыл бұрын

@@oraach This is shared community knowledge. We are forming a loose community via KZread of like minded people around the globe that are engaged in these types of activities. This discovery comes from a fellow who is building his personal oasis in west Texas USA, almost on the Mexican border, the Chihuahuan Desert Ecoregion. So far he has mule deer, coyotes, flocks of migrating birds using his deep water lake regularly. His lake is not fenced, so he has built a long narrow ramp so that animals can walk down to the water level, or walkout if they fall in accidentally. I'm so happy you found this knowledge useful.

@obiecanobie919

Жыл бұрын

Serious engineer talk of the next level

@stevejohnstonbaugh9171

Жыл бұрын

@@obiecanobie919 🤣

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Steve. Yoir guidance and observations are much appreciated. Thinner and deeper it shall be next time. At least points 2) and 3) were covered with the orientation that we built in, and the natural trees that we left around it as windbreakers. I'm going to copy and paste your comment and keep it somewhere useful 🙂

Mondo Farm is a great Agrobusiness College, and you are its Principal Lecturer,from Tanzania we learning and inspired a lot!!!👏👏👏

@mondofarms4343

5 ай бұрын

It's my pleasure. All the best.

Great. Africans are moving foreward in Agriculture. Thank so much. Kudos Brother.👌👍❤💓.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. We have to keep moving forward. Our populations ever-growing and more and more people in the cities need to be fed.

As a Zimbabwean I am very Happpy 🤣 to see such a video from our northern neighbors. Keep up the good work Mondo Farms. Will definitely be following. God bless.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I'm impressed! Folks like you are the real future of Africa!

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That is a real compliment. Thanks. And there I was feeling a certain level of imposter syndrome from time to time. It's only been 3 years of farming, but in another 5 or so, maybe that will die down.

@docfarl

Жыл бұрын

@@mondofarms4343 My compliments was heartfelt. I was most impressed by seeing every aspect of your project, from conceptualizing, planning, design, construction and management done without a white soul in sight. Which should be an eye opener for many who say Africans don't know how to run modern sustainable agricultural businesses. You will succeed as surely as the sun will shine in Africa!

Well done Sir, This what we need to insure that Africa become self sufficient in food production. Keep it up🦾🦾🦾

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Love this channel. Watching from Kenya.🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I love the education you give people from the farm always, thank you.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@hendresonchakhaza9018

Жыл бұрын

Watching from Malawi

Brilliant video. You never get to see the actual detail of how these processes and structures are built and having you lay it all out and show us the process is super valuable. Not to mention the wisdom around various farming trade-offs and realisations one comes to along the journey. Great stuff.

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

this is an amazing project that can hold 4million litters of water. water is so important specially we have a climate change or drought. it help a lot of producing foods because you have your own water irrigation system. i really admire what you did Mondo farm.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Incredibly amazing and so inspiring, well done and thanks Mondo Farms

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Watching from Australia and learning a lot. Love your work.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ba Charles

Valuable content. Truly appreciate your taking the time to share your knowledge and experience.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This is great vision and execution. Thank for sharing wholeheartedly.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Ba Chansa.

Amazing work you are doing Mr Chisha!Thank you for sharing your experiences!

@mondofarms4343

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Such an amazing feat shown in this video! I found myself trying to help hoist the pond liner in place too. Your staff and assistants seem strong and well suited for the job. As the liner was spliced together I was amazed at the master doing the job. Anytime I get on something slippery like my metal roof I wear my rubber waders and sit and that stops me from sliding down.

@mondofarms4343

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for sharing this video! Informative and entertaining at the same time. Keep it up.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 for the team in laying the liners. New skills, new business opportunities.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

Insightful as always! Thank you for sharing, we are doing a sizeable one ourselves. Great learning points taken. Blessings

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

All the best

Great! Thank you for the farming knowledge that you're inspireling to the farmers.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ba Mwamba. I am glad to be of service and helping to change lives.

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing!!👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Watching you from USA originally from Tigray. I’m learning lot!🙏🏾 God bless you and your farm!!!!

@mondofarms4343

11 ай бұрын

Welcome! Take care.

A week now I inspected a farm at Abuja, Nigeria 🇳🇬 which needs just what you have accomplished. I'm very inspired by this work of yours and I look forward to setting up for this client a similar design. Thank you very much for sharing your experience and progress with us.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and all the best to them.

Amazing journey! This reservoir is massive compared to Winterthorn. Great info and so much to learn from it. Thank you for sharing. Blessings!

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I learned a new idea. It is quite impressive. I watched it over and over. Thank you, sir, for this insightful video. God bless your hard work. 🙏🏾

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

Great content as always. Thank you.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome

Listening attentively to your story telling is so entertaining. Thank you Mondo farms, keep up the fantastic work! Watching from Philippines

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and Greetings.

Much love from Malawi 🇲🇼 You are doing great work in Zambia🔥🔥🔥

@mondofarms4343

3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌

I always find your content a bit longer but on this one you definitely entertained me . Loved it all the way . Great content. Thank you a lot Son of The Soil

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@chibeza100

Жыл бұрын

In farming, any little information is critical. Short explanations won't help in a positive way, as Fredrick Ncube suggests.

@fredrickncube4528

Жыл бұрын

@@chibeza100 good take

Thank you for the information about water reservoir.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Thank you very much for the free lecture and demonstration. I have been thinking of making mine, but I didn't know where to begin. God bless you and let your farm flourish.

@mondofarms4343

8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

The best thing I have watched & a mega mind blowing challenge for me as an upcoming farmer. This is just awesome Mondo Farms. Thank you so much for sharing this.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and all the best

All the love from Angola 🇦🇴. Stay strong Mondo Farms, and keep sharing your knowledge.

@mondofarms4343

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

This is high quality content Mr. Folotiya. Been glued to this channel ever since I randomly came across it. Thank you 🙏

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Big up to you and all the team.... great job

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and you're most welcome.

Oowwww, my brother, you surprised us every time. Well done 👏 👍

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thank you, Mr. Folotiya, for sharing such an extremely educational, insightful highly beneficial video on self reliant perennial irrigation.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video! So very informative. Thank you for educating me and sharing your knowledge and innovation.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

this is gold right here.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

What a great video I’m planning on having my own farm when I’m ready financially and this videos was an inspiration

@mondofarms4343

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. We wish you all the best!

Your vid are great. I am impressed with your disire to get the job done but more with your wanting to help others.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Well done guys. I admire your professionalism

@mondofarms4343

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏🏽

Well... all the way from Senegal : this channel is a life changer. Thank you.

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Hi there. You're most welcome ☺️ 🙏🏽

Thankful for your effort and lesson.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Always welcome

Thank you so much for this. This helps bring change for generations to come. 🎉

@mondofarms4343

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Absolutely awesome Mr mondo farmer!

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Great job thank you for sharing 👍

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much, l like the way you give us the details of every activity on the farm and the reason why it's done that way. May God bless you more. One love from Uganda in Dubai.

@mondofarms4343

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Vincent. 😊

You are very articulate and a good story teller. I enjoyed it while learning. 👍🏾

@mondofarms4343

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing work, Thanks for sharing 👏

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you Mr Chisha Folotiya! This is inspirational, and extremely educative! I will personally get in touch for consultations when I am in Zambia! Watched from Aberdeen, Scotland UK!

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

This is deep and comprehensive, good job brother, much appreciation from Kenya 🇰🇪

@mondofarms4343

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You are a genius sir ! Who is willing to share your knowledge to benefit humanity

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

That's a brilliant idea

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Thank you brother God bless you

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Always welcome. Thanks 😊

Thanks for sharing; a lot of learning here. Waiting for the follow-up, in particular, how you will collect rainwater and fill the tank

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

Very very interesting indeed. I am learning this technology. Great job Mr. Mondo.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I really miss your videos . Please keep posting

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

We will keep trying

I am impressed.

@mondofarms4343

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

Good video. Watching from Jamaica.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Greetings

Wow ! So inspiring. Well done👏👏

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for step by step water reservoir,i have loved it

@mondofarms4343

4 ай бұрын

You're most welcome ☺️

This one of the best videos I've ever watched! I've learnt great lessons here. Trying to implement all this in Kenya, kudos Mondo Farm

@mondofarms4343

3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! All the best

Thank you your video is very informative from Tanzania

@mondofarms4343

11 ай бұрын

You're most welcome ☺️

thank you for this information Mondo Farms..Power From Namibia⛲

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome Ba Neighbour 😊

I am learning so much, from Limpopo South Africa

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

That's great to hear.

Knowledge is like money: to be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value. Thank you Mr Folotiya for opening your farm gates to the whole world to tap into your knowledge and experience.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

Amazing project, and well executed

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Watched to the end , educative,,,,

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊. It's just gone 02:00 and I'm in the studio editing our next video. I have another hour or so to go. Then meetings and other work in the morning. Feedback like that is so motivating and keeps me going. Take care.

Beautiful work. Futuristic. Watching from Lilongwe Malawi

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome

A very inspirational information. Thank you for sharing

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the video.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome

I am not even interested in farming and I live in the city but I found this video very calming and positive. :D

@mondofarms4343

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for this, it was really helpful.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow, this is truly amazing and the detail is incredible. I am inspired to do something similar in Palapye, Botswana. Thank you Mondo Farms your vision.

@mondofarms4343

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. All the best.

Thanks for such a development

@mondofarms4343

10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure

Congratulations to Mondo farms

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

😁😁

I have more confidence to do my pond now too. Thankyou bro for taking time to make this video. Learning from Kenya...

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of service.

Inspired. This is the goal, production every quarter.

@mondofarms4343

9 ай бұрын

Indeed. We produce year round.

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge ... With your eyes, Africa looks like a beautiful dream, Thank you! In French : Merci beaucoup pour ce partage de connaissance ... Avec ton regard, l'Afrique ressemble à un beau rêve, Merci !

@mondofarms4343

10 ай бұрын

Merci.

Great content and timely as I am planning on this aswell

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck.

Really appreciate the work you are doing, keep on 🇲🇿

@mondofarms4343

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

Just exquisite work, that looks proper.

@mondofarms4343

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Amazing. Goodwork

@mondofarms4343

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

thank you very much for the vid it was very informative... I have always been wondering how these reservoirs are made the vid was a great help

@mondofarms4343

8 ай бұрын

Glad its helpful 🙂

Wow amizing from bohol Philippines

@mondofarms4343

10 ай бұрын

Thanks

Am so thankful for sharing the videos. Every time i feel motivated and hopeful that even with little resources i can also do something. Please keep up doing the good works. God bless you sir

@mondofarms4343

4 ай бұрын

Just do your best. As the old saying goes: the journey of 1000 miles starts with one step.

Very interesting watching from South Africa

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Great. I happen to be in JBurg for some other business this week. I had planned to get some K2 cucumber seed, but I'm battling to get hold of it. I'm in the wrong place.

Great works

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

This is just amazing. I have found many solutions to my problems in this video. I think i'm going to get prepared and do the same as you guys. Congratulations for this wonderful job. Iam really pleased. Congratulations.🎉

@mondofarms4343

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

This is an amazing job!! Please keep on sharing as is very enlightening for the rest of us across Africa . We are surely following in your footsteps. Stay blessed Brother

@mondofarms4343

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

I like what you are doing, you are what I aspire to be

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mr Mwinyi. All the best.

Your videos are very educative and presented in a clear and enjoyable to follow manner. Thank you so much. Please keep sharing your journey. I always learn a lot.

@mondofarms4343

2 ай бұрын

More to come!

Super fascinating, watching from Malawi

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Greetings.

Wow the man from MondoMusic...this is brilliant mate !

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!!

Thanks I am excited to see education about water and how African brothers share information thanks

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Well done well done what a gift channel this is, learning curve significantly shortened. Thank you very Mondofarms. Greetings from Uganda

@mondofarms4343

2 ай бұрын

Thanks and all the best

Excellent stuff

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Thanks for awesome info. Really learnt alot.

@mondofarms4343

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Really impressed by the quality of the work In the time frame and the achievements of this project . Big congratulations . ❤❤❤

@mondofarms4343

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@abood4477

10 ай бұрын

I’m lucky find this channel by luck great stuff and I’m thankful Africa’s rising