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The water Harvester & Farming Innovator Zephaniah Phiri Maseko alias Mr. Phiri

Mr. Phiri at the age of 74 is known as a water harvester and he is planting water as he is planting crops. Because of his water harvesting today he is famous all over southern Africa /a book about him is published/. He dug many large pits on his land, within contour ridges, called infiltration pits, built stone sand traps, hand-dug reservoirs, and stonewalled canals. He crated his own Evfrat and Tigris, he said. Over the decades thousands of people have come to visit his farm and his pond and he is sharing his lifetime experience with others thru the indigenous organization Zvishavane Water Project. He is still working the land and producing enough food for his extended family.
 
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