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EdwinThink of subjectsFind scientific papers especially based on the economical situation of farmers in developing countriesResearch on small-scale farmers and what they really needSpecify the requirements needed both for the system and the userDevelop a general design concept and do a cost analysis on what the possibilities areDevelop a design per scenario and make simple sketches of these designsPrepare and practice final presentationMake sure sources are on the wiki in the right way and finalize and proof read the wiki.
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SjirThink of subjects. Initialize wiki. Find scientific papers based on water management and livestockResearch Botswana in terms of dry and rainy seasons, drought and farmer's efforts of dealing with drought Look into water vapor and losses due to evaporation in the storage tank. Express it in a mathematical formula. Create simulation input for unexpected droughts based on literatureIdentify scenarios based on available funding.Prepare text for final presentation and work on presentation. Work with soil water characteristics as input for cropwat and explain what the program does. Finalize and proof read wiki. Work on conclusion.
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ThijsThink of subjectsFind scientific papers, objectives & write problem statementResearch on measurements that must be made on the farm (what and how)Cost analysis and requirement specification about soil water measurements that must be made on the farmDo research on water collection, water storage and irrigation. Futhermore, research which types are already being used and why they are effective or not effectiveMeeting in Wageningen, provide summary to group members. Use the models provided and explain what they do and what the numbers mean.describe irrigation components for each scenario. Furthemore, change the water management explanation on the wiki to make sure it is consisent with the rest of the wiki.Work on conclusion, finalize and proof read wiki.
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TobinThink of subjectsFind scientific papers, milestones, approach and deliverablesHard statistics on Botswanan food production & other useful statisticsMore statistics on water usage, alternative water sources. Update user section Irrigation methods, average yield per crop. Research the effects of drought on crops, cost efficiency of irrigation methods.Meeting in Wageningen, provide summary to group members. Explain parts of the model acquired in Wageningen.Provide validation for some of the numbers used in our self-made model. Prepare & practice for the presentation.
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TomThink of subjectsFind scientific papers based on water collection and storageIn depth research about irrigation and water managementConstruct a model for unexpected droughts, different storage container sizes and the outcome and a model for rainfall on the canvasConstruct a model for unexpected droughts, different storage container sizes and the outcome and a model for rainfall on the canvasimplement different changes in the model for different sizesimplement different changes in the model and finish modelvarify the model and finalize and proof read wiki
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MilestonesCome up with with different subjects, choose one, specify users and do research on problems of the chosen subject.Make the problem concrete and do further in-depth research on the problem. Also come up with possible solutions.Zoom in on possible solutions and do research on what the possibilities are.Specify the user and system requirements and do research on external factors that have influence on the chosen solutionDevelop a design concept, do in-depth research on water collection, water storage, irrigation and crop yield, and construct a model that can simulat a rain season and chech how much effect our solution will have.Develop different scenarios that could fit for the user and process the information gained at the meeting in Wageningen in terms of research and the model.Finalize and validate our own model using other existing models, and implement the results gotten from the model. Also prepare final presentation.Present final presentation. Finalize and proof read wiki and make a conclusion.
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