In bucket kit drip irrigation, water flows into the drip lines from a bucket reservoir placed 0.5–1 m above the ground to provide the required water pressure. The efficient use of water that is possible with drip irrigation enables a farmer to grow vegetables using 30–60 litres of water daily during the crop growing season. The average cost of a bucket kit is US$15.
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===Manuals, videos and links===
* Large wiki on water use for agriculture: [http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/ Agropedia]
* [http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/images/watersmartagriculture_CGIAR_2015.pdf Water-Smart Agriculture in East Africa], a collaborative effort by [http://www.care.org/ CARE], [http://globalwaterinitiative.org/ GWI], [http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/ IWMI], and [http://www.cgiar.org/ CGIAR]. A 321-page sourcebook for improving water management for smallholder farmers.
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<font size=="4" color="black">Acknowledgements</font>===* Sijali, Isaya V. [http://www.samsamwaterworldagroforestry.comorg/publication/library.php?serie=RELMA%20Technical%20Handbook%20Series drip-irrigation-options-smallholder-farmers-eastern-and-southern-africa DRIP IRRIGATION: Options for smallholder farmers in eastern and southern Africa.] RELMA, 2001.