SLM Database

The plantation of mulberry plants which are allowed to grow for the production of nutrients leaves for silkworm mulberry cultivation for silkworm.

• Compiler: Sabita Aryal
• 01/08/2015 12:08 nm.

An irrigation system that delivers small-sized water droplets through a rotating head allowing longer watering time with less runoff

• Compiler: Madhav Dhakal
• 06/07/2011 11:07 vm.

A plastic-lined dugout pond to store runoff and household wastewater for irrigation purposes during dry periods

• Compiler: Madhav Dhakal
• 06/07/2011 11:24 vm.

Kiwi fruit cultivation on sloping land in the mid-hill areas of Nepal can help prevent soil erosion and is a sustainable land management practice. This high value crop introduces biodiversity and improves livelihoods by providing a source of cash income.

• Compiler: Shreedip Sigdel
• 08/11/2015 10:12 vm.

Collection of cattle urine in improved cattle sheds for use as liquid manure and organic pesticide

• Compiler: Richard Allen
• 06/06/2011 9:22 nm.

Improved compost preparation using a range of biomass and waste to produce high value fertiliser

• Compiler: Richard Allen
• 06/07/2011 6:53 nm.

Improving farmyard manure by protecting it from direct sunlight, rainfall, and runoff to reduce volatilisation and leaching

• Compiler: Richard Allen
• 06/07/2011 7:14 nm.

The technology used is improved stove. An improved stove is a device that is designed to consume less fuel and save cooking time,convenient in cooking process and creates smokeless environment or reduction in volume of smoke against the traditional stove.

• Compiler: Sabita Aryal
• 01/16/2014 5:48 nm.

No-till is a farming system in which the seeds are planted directly into untilled soil which still contains the previous crop residues. No-till cultivation of garlic is practiced in the tropical lowland districts of western Nepal where garlic is sown directly into the soil after the paddy is harvested.

• Compiler: Shreedip Sigdel
• 08/06/2015 10:07 vm.

A traditional low-cost method of soil conservation suitable for sloping land; it promotes water retention and helps prevent erosion.

• Compiler: Shreedip Sigdel
• 08/10/2015 6:52 vm.