The gallery of the Mboro project

The greenhouse in its setting, the Mboro dunes on the horizonClose view of the greenhouse and the neighbouring plotsThe greenhouse from directly above: the whole area covered in one spanFirst orbit around the greenhouseThe greenhouse seen from the south, bordered by the orchardComplete structure, hoops and cover fully tensionedCorner of the greenhouse, the site exit clearedDescending on the greenhouse, the weave of the cover showsOverhead shot of the whole structureThe greenhouse set down in the bush, before the surroundings were laid outSide elevation, the height under the ridge clearly visibleLow approach to the greenhouseThe greenhouse among the cultivated plotsWide shot: the greenhouse and the Mboro field patternInside the greenhouse: posts, shade nets and rowsThe length of the greenhouse from insideHeight under the shade net and cable tensionInterior view towards the gable endPass just above the insect nettingThe mesh of the netting, close view from the droneThe greenhouse door, at head heightSecured entrance and foot of the structureNetting wall and door, seen from outsideThe access closed off: the netting runs all the way down to the groundThe assembly team under the finished nettingA worker walks back up the rows, the irrigation line on the groundThe mulched rows under the shade nettingThe ridges lined up along the full length of the greenhouseThe planting grid seen from insideShade nets spread above the cropsThe team at work between the rowsOverall view of the planted areaThe first seedlings come up through the mulchClose-up of a young seedling and its planting holeThe seedlings taking hold, row after rowMulched ridges and the drip lineYoung seedling transplanted through the mulchPlanting holes evenly spacedSeedlings developing on a mulched ridgePlastic mulch laid over the whole plotMulched rows and the structure's postsThe mulch limits evaporation and weedsDetail of a mulched ridge with its seedlingThe reservoir under construction, seen from aboveThe team laying the main pipeThe concrete reservoir and its inletsWater structure completed and connected to the networkMain polyethylene pipe and fittingFertiliser injector mounted on the manifoldWater outlet at the end of the lineOverhead network running to the orchard plotPump head above the inspection chamberValves and fittings at the foot of the reservoirSolar panels at the edge of the plotThe panel array seen from the airSolar installation and technical buildingThe solar generator powering the pumpModules facing due south, on a metal frameThe site team inside the greenhouseThe site manager and his workersA worker at the greenhouse entranceOn the back: farming, irrigation and land developmentCrossing the plot before the worksCitrus fruit forming on the treeThe irrigated orchard alongside the greenhouseA fruit before harvestThe site in its landscape, buildings and plotsAccess track and arrival at the farmTechnical building and panels, seen from aboveFarm yard and service tracksThe site buildings among the palm treesThe main building and the site vehicleSite survey before installationMboro from the air, main roadThe urban fabric and the town's gardensThe road serving the production areaTraffic on the main road, at the entrance to MboroHomesteads and market-garden plotsServiced land awaiting constructionThe mining dunes bordering the areaTrack between the fields after the rainBoundary wall and service trackThe village school, a few minutes from the siteThe school gateThe buildings and the yard, seen from the airThe school complex in its neighbourhood

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