2.1 وصف موجز للنهج
Individual farmer experimenting with machinery to maintain economic viability and reduce time spent on land preparation.
2.2 وصف تفصيلي للنهج
وصف تفصيلي للنهج:
Aims / objectives: Maintain economic viability; to reduce the time spent working the soil; set up business with a neighbouring farmer.
Methods: Experimentation with different machinery, seeking information from various sources (agricultural shows, demonstrations, discussions).
Stages of implementation: Experimentation with machinery and collection of information over 3-4years; merger of farm business with neighbour having taken agronomic and financial advice; joint venture set up in 2002 and new machinery bought.
2.3 صور عن النهج
2.5 البلد/المنطقة/المواقع التي تم تطبيق النهج فيها
المنطقة/الولاية/المحافظة:
2.8 الغايات/الأهداف الرئيسية للنهج
The Approach focused mainly on other activities than SLM (economic viability)
To find appropriate machinery, farming system and business model for economic viability
The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Economic viability.
2.9 الظروف التي تمكن أو تعيق تنفيذ التقنية/التقنيات المطبقة بموجب النهج
المعايير والقيم الاجتماعية /الثقافية/ الدينية
Local tradition to plough land on set date
Treatment through the SLM Approach: Willingess to try new techniques and not get discouraged by failure
توفر/الوصول إلى الموارد والخدمات المالية
cost of new machinery
Treatment through the SLM Approach: Willingness to use and adapt existing machinery. Formation of joint venture with neighbouring farmer
المعرفة حول الإدارة المستدامة للأراضي، والوصول إلى الدعم الفني
Lack of local technical knowledge and advice.
Treatment through the SLM Approach: Sought information from a variety of sources eg agricultural shows, machinery manufacturers
