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It defines irrigation as the process of supplying water to fields to facilitate crop growth and highlights its critical importance in preventing hunger and enabling multiple crop cycles within a year. The unit details four primary methods of irrigation: sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, basin irrigation, and flooding irrigation. Sprinkler irrigation involves distributing water through pipes with nozzles that spray water onto the crops. Drip irrigation, also known as trickle irrigation, uses plastic pipes laid on the ground with small holes to deliver water directly to the soil, controlling water intake. Basin irrigation, suitable for fruit trees, involves channeling water into basins through furrows. The document is intended for Standard Six students and is presented as an English Agriculture resource from Zomba, Southern Malawi, published in 2025 with a Creative Commons BY 4.0 license that permits commercial use, adaptation, and distribution provided proper attribution is maintained.","Agriculture for Standard Six-Unit 5  \nIRRIGATION  \nEnglish Agriculture  \nAgriculture for Standard Six-Unit 5 IRRIGATION  \nEnglish Zomba, Southern , Malawi  \nCopyright © 2025, Knowledge & Information for Successful Society  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors , illustrators , etc.  \nMEANING OF THE TERM ‘IRRIGATION’  \nIrrigation means supplying water onto afield to enable crops grow.  \nIMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATION  \nAvoiding risks of hunger  \nHelps farmers to grow crops several times a year  \nMETHODS OF IRRIGATION  \nSprinkler irrigation Drip irrigation Basin irrigation Flooding irrigation  \nSPRINKLER IRRIGATION  \nWater is supplied to crops through pipes which have nozzles at one end to spray the water.  \nThe sprinkler irrigation method.  \nDRIP IRRIGATION  \nThis is also known as trickle irrigation. Water is led through plastic pipes which are laid on the ground. The pipes have small holes through which water comes out. The spacing between the holes is determined by the distance between the planting stations of the crops. Water intake by the soil is controlled.  \nThe drip irrigation method.  \nBASIN IRRIGATION  \nWater is led to basins through furrows. 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