The importance of Yagma’s agroforestry vegetable garden in absorbing excess rainwater

In the Yagma school district, during the rainy season, the massive quantity of rainwater cannot be absorbed by the compact soil of the area, and runs off into pools that have formed in places in the middle of the city, encouraging the proliferation of mosquitoes and malaria. The school garden, on the other hand, provides a loose surface, with the deep roots of the trees that make up this urban ‘garden forest’ allowing rainwater to penetrate deep into the soil, while nourishing the crops.