SLM Database

Drip irrigation substantially saves water compared to conventional furrow irrigation. Here the technology is applied for different perennial and annual crops and with use of different sources of water.

• Compiler: Stefan Michel
• 01/08/2019 6:02 nm.

Direct sowing and application of fertilizer without ploughing reduces land degradation risks associated with conventional arable farming and saves costs for farmers while improving the resilience against climate change impact, in particular drought.

• Compiler: Stefan Michel
• 01/07/2019 7:12 nm.

The local species of juniper trees (Juniperus seravschanica, Juniperus turkestanica and Juniperus semiglobosa) are rarely rejuvenating under conditions of intensive grazing and are difficult to propagate in nurseries. The technology describes the propagation of these important trees from locally collected seeds and their cultivation.

• Compiler: Stefan Michel
• 01/03/2019 11:56 vm.

Onion seeds are sown in sheeting greenhouses, where the onion seedlings are propagated. The seedlings are then replanted in the open field. This makes them less prone to extreme weather events and provides higher yield of better quality.

• Compiler: Stefan Michel
• 01/03/2019 5:54 nm.

Flashfloods in riverbeds cause intensive riverbank erosion, which threatens villages, infrastructure and productive lands. Preventive measures combining "grey" (physical structures) and "green" (living trees) elements are more effective, sustainable and cost efficient than constructive measures only.

• Compiler: Stefan Michel
• 01/11/2019 10:53 vm.

Traditional way of trees planting in hedges around the field /shamba.

• Compiler: Godfrey Baraba
• 04/29/2013 5:14 nm.

The cut stump technology is probably the most effective means of killing mature Prosopis trees using the herbicide Triclon with active ingredients Triclopyr 480g/l . Stems are cut with a chainsaw as close to the ground as possible and the herbicide is applied to the stump within three minutes of …

• Compiler: John Mbwambo
• 04/03/2022 3:21 nm.

Ngitili are traditional enclosures for in-situ conservation and rehabilitation of vegetation, practiced by the Wasukuma agropastoralists in Shinyanga, Tanzania.

• Compiler: Unknown User
• 11/10/2010 4:20 nm.

The Chagga homegardens are traditional, densely planted ‘banana forests’ with a scattered upper tree layer.

• Compiler: Unknown User
• 10/20/2010 3:59 nm.

Traditional compost making using locally available materials

• Compiler: Patrick Gervas Mbanguka Lameck
• 02/24/2011 5:55 nm.