Bhungroo: the straw that stores a season
A World Bank Marketplace award-winning technology from our Indian partners, Bhungroo frees waterlogged farmland in the rains, stores the water underground, and pumps it back for dry-season farming.
Too much water, then too little β solved
Bhungroo β "straw" in Gujarati β frees waterlogged, flood-prone farmland of excess water and draws it underground, where it can be stored for up to 365 days for dual-season farming.
It also reduces soil salinity, making planting more productive. Proven across India β especially Gujarat β Conservation Alliance now promotes Bhungroo among smallholder farmers in Ghana's three Northern regions, the Afram Plains and the Accra Plains, and is piloting it in Sierra Leone and Liberia to rehabilitate swamps degraded by small-scale mining.
A life-changing opportunity for farmers challenged by recurrent flooding, waterlogging and drought.
From flooded field to dry-season farm
One straw, two seasons
Bhungroo turns a farmer's biggest problem β floodwater β into their dry-season insurance.
Frees Waterlogged Land
Clears flood-prone farmland of excess water in the rainy season.
Stores It Underground
Water is kept in unsaturated subsoil for up to 365 days.
Pumps for the Dry Season
Farmers draw stored water back up for a second cropping season.
Reduces Salinity
Lowering salt levels on farmland makes planting far more productive.
The Bhungroo track record
Documented outcomes from Bhungroo beneficiary areas.
Award-winning, widely backed
Awards
Donor interest
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