Meskat is rectangular shaped runoff basin. It consists of a catchment area called meskat of about 500 m² in size, and a cropping area called mankaa of about 250 m² (C:A ratio of 2:1). The entire system is surrounded by an approximately 20 cm high bund, and provided with spillways to allow runoff to flow into the mankaa. A meskat can have more than one mankaa arranged in series (see figure below). Surplus runoff spills over one mankaa to the other. Meskats are suitable on slopes of 2-15% and for areas with an annual rainfall of 200 – 400 mm. They are used for growing trees (e.g. olives, figs, dates), grapes and cereals (barley and wheat). (Mekdaschi & Liniger 2013)