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{{stub}} __NOTOC__[[Image:Spray_head_icon.png‎|right|80px]][[Image:Spray_head.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Spray irrigation for urban market gardening in Mali. Photo: Netherlands Water Partnership.]]__NOTOC__ <small-title />Spray-head irrigation requires pressure from pedal or motor pumps. In West Africa, the spray-head is mounted on a lay-flat hose connected to a small petrol pump.  Spray irrigation is an intermediate option between a watering can and more sophisticated sprinkler or drip irrigation. It has high water use efficiency and saves energy and labour.

===Suitable conditions ==={| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"|-{{procontable ! width="50%" style="background:#efefef;" | proAdvantages! style="background:#f0f8ff;" | Disadvantages|-| valign="top" | - High water use efficiency. <br>

- relatively low investment cost per unit area<br>- widespread availability of equipment<br>- well adapted to situations with multiple low-yielding wells, requiring the equipment to be shifted every 15 to 30 minutes<br>- possibly enhanced plant growth and yield<br>- negligible problems of rodent damage or theft<br>- no emitters, so no emitter clogging<br>- African farmers quickly take up the technology| convalign= "top" | - labour requirement could be high<br>}|}

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===Manuals, videos, and links== ==Movies== ==External Links==* [httpftp://wwwftp.enterpriseworksfao.org www.enterpriseworks.org ] [http:/agl/www.hipponet.nl www.hipponet.nl ] [http:aglw/fwm/wwwSmallScalePumpedIrrigation.approtecpdf Small scale pumped irrigation.org www.approtec] FAO.org ] ==References==