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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Rainwater Harvesting as a Sustainable Alternative for Ensuring Food Security in Southern Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia)\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Aiperi Otunchieva, University of Kassel, Organic Food Quality and Food Culture, Nordbahnhofstr. 1a, 37213~Witzenhausen, Germany, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{aiperi3822@gmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Aiperi Otunchieva, Sisira Withanachchi, Angelika Ploeger}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{University of Kassel, Organic Food Quality and Food Culture, Germany}}}
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Rainwater harvesting (RWH) has been used since ancient times and gained popularity recently. As a simple, cost effective and sustainable alternative for securing food, RWH offers stability in terms of water availability for agricultural output for small scale farmers in arid and semi"=arid areas. Although trivial forms of RWH exist in such areas, efficiency of water use might be doubtful. To be precise, poor water maintaining capacity, increased level of evaporation, absence of calculations of local precipitation levels and actual annual need for irrigation water weakens efficient use of this precious natural resource. Taking into account this assumption, the article presents practical solutions for food security in the absence of water system infrastructure in rural areas. Our hypothesis states that even with annual precipitation less than 300 mm, it is possible to ensure rainfed agriculture. This work serves as a continuation of the previous research completed in April 2015 on kitchen gardens in southern Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia). The four"=day theory and practice"=based training sessions will be provided for the farmers (representatives of 120 households) in the Shybran village of Batken province. It will take place at the end of dry and beginning of rainy season in the country. Within this framework, farmers will be informed about the chances to increase water supply, improve water use efficiency and employment of appropriate crops in terms of local climatic conditions. The results are about availability of RWH structures with efficient water use, its wider dissemination among rural farmers in southern Kyrgyzstan, insurance of water sustainability, increased reliance on self"=grown food, and decrease youth migration from rural areas. }

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Arid and semi"=arid areas, food security, Kyrgyzstan, rainwater harvesting, water scarcity
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