1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

United Nations Development Program (United Nations Development Program) - Tajikistan

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

Dept. of Public Administration (Dept. of Public Administration) - Bangladesh

Name of the institution(s) which facilitated the documentation/ evaluation of the Approach (if relevant)

IUCN-The World Conservation Union (IUCN-The World Conservation Union) - Bangladesh

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Yes

1.4 Reference(s) to Questionnaire(s) on SLM Technologies

2.1 Short description of the Approach

The traditional approach of valley floor terraced rice cultivation at individual household level for their subsistance.

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

Aims / objectives: This approach basically concentrated on paddy cultivation for household consumption. All members of an individual family provide labours for execution of vartious activities with the aim to produce rice. The stages of implementation are site selection, land preparation (slash and clearing, weeding etc), construction of bunds and trenches, dressing of the hill sides, levelling of the lands and crop cultivation. Male and female play different role in the activities. Male farmers are involved in earth cutting, construction of bunds and trenches whereas the females help in seed sowing and harvesting. The farmers usually used traditional tools viz. dao, axe, spade etc.

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

2.7 Type of Approach

• traditional/ indigenous

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

The Approach focused mainly on other activities than SLM (Rice cultivation)

Paddy cultivation and income generation.

The SLM Approach addressed the following problems: Under utilization of land and water, unemployment and food scarcity are the main problems addressed by the approach.

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach

	Involvement of local land users/ local communities	Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation	none
planning	none
implementation	none
monitoring/ evaluation	none
Research	none

3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:

• land users alone (self-initiative)

Explain:

Decisions on the method of implementing the SLM Technology were made by by land users* alone (self-initiative / bottom-up)

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Yes

Describe/ comments:

Advisory service is very adequate to ensure the continuation of land conservation activities

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?

• yes

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
This approach is easy to execute.
It is nearby their residence.
This approach can enrich their family members.
Ensure staple food availability.

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
This approach is based on traditional/indigenous practices. (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: This facts should be emphasized while dessiminating /expanding the approach in order of getting more acceptibility.)
It is simple, easy to adopt. (How to sustain/ enhance this strength: The relevant publiuc literatures should be kept simple, jargon free and preferably in local language.)

6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view	How can they be overcome?
Land slides sometimes brek down the drainage and thereby the whole system.
During monsoon due to heavy showers flash flood occurs leading to the damage of the crops.	Diversion of up-hill water flow into other ways.

7.1 Methods/ sources of information