SLM Database

Species of Mangoes and Oranges planted for income and food security.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/11/2017 10:13 vm

Fruit trees of Mangoes (Mangifera indica) and Oranges (Citrus sinensis) are grown on degraded land to improve soil fertility through deep soil nutrient mining and litter of leaves.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/11/2017 1:12 nm

CF basins are constructed in the field to act as water storage containers. Water is conserved within the basins and plants can survive with this conserved water during periods of little rainfall and dry spells.

• Compiler: Sunday Balla Amale
• 12/06/2017 8:50 vm

Clonal eucalyptus trees (originating from South Africa) grow in northern Uganda for timber production

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/29/2017 2:33 nm

Cultivating leguminous crops in weed prone fields to help overgrow and kill the weeds

• Compiler: Sunday Balla Amale
• 12/06/2017 8:16 vm

A banana (musa acuminata) and pineapple (ananas comosus) inter-cropping system focusses on optimal land utilization and efficient use of available resources for small holder farmers. This is a good practice for controlling long term soil loss in agro-ecosystems. It involves less crop- and soil management practices as compared to annual ...

• Compiler: Jalia Namakula
• 05/19/2017 9:33 vm

A banana plantation established in an area surrounded by natural woodland vegetation is protected from excessive drought and winds, ensuring continuous production and increased income throughout the year

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/17/2017 6:12 nm

A fish pond for intensive commercial fish farming is constructed in the backyard of the farmer's home for easy management. The pond is lined with a tarpaulin interior and is connected to a water source for water supply during the seasons of water scarcitiy.

• Compiler: Aine Amon
• 02/09/2018 5:59 nm

Domestic biogas plant converts livestock manure into biogas and organic fertilizer. The technique uses cow dung to produce methane gas for lighting and heating.

• Compiler: JOSELINE KASHAGAMA
• 02/01/2018 11:09 vm

A contour trench and pit are an excavated ditch/pit along a uniform level across the slope of land in the top portion of catchment to trap runoff water.

• Compiler: JOSELINE KASHAGAMA
• 03/22/2018 11:26 vm