SLM Database

A combination of agricultural (e.g. intercropping, mulching, minimum tillage), vegetative (e.g. Napier grass strips, trees planting) and structural (e.g. ditches, bench terracing) measures which aim to maximise the overall yield in a sustainable manner (e.g. reduction of soil erosion and increasing the soil quality).

• جامع المعلومات: Laura D'Aietti
• 02/26/2013 10:26 ص

Land use management system in which coffee is grown around or among crops or pastureland. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy, and sustainable land-use systems.

• جامع المعلومات: Paul Kahiga
• 02/19/2015 10:32 ص

The nine maize pits is a type of SLM technology whereby, a planting pits measuring (2*2*2) feet are dug along a contour and maize planted in the pit at a spacing of (30*30) cm. The top soil is mixed with FYM and the spaces in between are left un-ploughed.

• جامع المعلومات: Paul Kahiga
• 02/19/2015 1:22 م

A ditch across the slope for trapping /retaining runoff to encourage infiltration

• جامع المعلومات: Unknown User
• 06/06/2011 9:49 ص

A rock catchment system is a water harvesting structure comprising a bare sloping rock surface (impounded area), a constructed concrete wall at a strategic point (weir), pipeline from the weir to the storage tank(s), storage tanks and water kiosk(s) connected to the water tanks by pipelines.

• جامع المعلومات: Fredrick Ochieng
• 09/21/2016 1:50 م

A sand dam is a stone masonry barrier across a seasonal sandy riverbed that traps rainwater and sand flowing down the catchment.

• جامع المعلومات: Ian Neal
• 03/27/2012 9:11 ص

Diversion of runoff from the road and its environment into farm land

• جامع المعلومات: Kithinji Mutunga
• 06/05/2011 10:26 م

The technology is based on tree plantation of several species (i.e. Grevillea robusta, Psidium guava, Bambusa vulgaris ) along the riparian land of the farmer.

• جامع المعلومات: Laura D'Aietti
• 03/01/2013 11:27 م

“Push-Pull” is a technology to efficiently control pests and progressively improves soil fertility.

• جامع المعلومات: Unknown User
• 11/16/2010 2:35 م

This is a vegetative technology that involves planting of trees in a portion of land for various uses.

• جامع المعلومات: Paul Kahiga
• 10/02/2014 9:37 ص