Pictures From Ngare Ndare
Dryland Restoration Project.
Taken August 2002 about 4 months after planting. (Thanks
Michael)
There has been no rainfall since April.
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From the air the swales are now visible as thin green lines against the dry background.
Pigeon pea is now beginning to flower and acting as a nurse crop for trees in swales.
Acacia seedling from a planted seed and native castor oil plant (red flowers in central picture) also broadcast from seed in April are thriving on swale floors..