Irrigation training in Caribbean.

The Irrigation Assn, Falls Church, VA, went to Jamaica to teach efficient irrigation techniques to extension agents who will help Caribbean farmers grow vegetables and attain greater self sufficiency.

Irrigation Association Education Director Dennis McKernan said the event provided a quality educational experience for everyone involved. "You can really see the success that these small-scale irrigation systems are having on vegetable production and personal empowerment for rural Jamaican farmers," McKernan said.

Shown above is a double water tank for a gravity-feed system. It is raised off the ground to provide passive pressure for a drip irrigation system.