SLM Database

Technology for lifting water to uplands: hydraulic flange pump, reservoir and pipe scheme.

• Compiler: Aqila Haidery
• 05/31/2016 1:41 p.m.

Local and new varieties of fruits are planted on degraded land in accordance with improved management practices. The established orchards and vineyards serve double purpose of soil protection and income generation for the rural households. The alfalfa under the trees supports tree growth and is used for livestock fodder.

• Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
• 10/27/2016 9:32 p.m.

Transforming an area of the denuded low hills of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) into an organic farm and tourism site

• Compiler: Jalal Uddin Md. Shoaib
• 04/17/2020 5:24 p.m.

The technology promotes the lifting of river water by pump sets and conveys the water through buried pipelines to a canal. The conserved canal water is used for irrigation delivered by low lift pumps (LLP). Because water is held in the canal it revitalises the ecosystem along its length. Furthermore, …

• Compiler: Jalal Uddin Md. Shoaib
• 06/27/2019 8:15 a.m.

Landform changes to dyke and ditch to introduce multiple crops.

• Compiler: Fazlay Arafat
• 11/26/2018 4:37 a.m.

Marshy land is transformed into a ridge and ditch area, where the ridges are wide enough for the nursery of diverse plants and seedlings and where after 6-8 years the yearly management practices the land got strong enough for various agricultural practices (i.e. guava, hog plum, plums and timber wood …

• Compiler: Rahatul Islam
• 12/28/2016 7:31 a.m.

Bench terraces are a soil and water conservation measure used on sloping land with relatively deep soils to retain water and control erosion. They are normally constructed by cutting and filling to produce a series of level steps or benches. This allows water to infiltrate slowly into the soil. Bench …

• Compiler: Md Babul Hossain
• 12/21/2018 7:14 p.m.

Mixed fruits gardening on hill slope with forest trees on hill top and bamboo at the lower part of the hill.

• Compiler: Jalal Uddin Md. Shoaib
• 11/03/2010 3:19 p.m.

Gmelina trees as a basis for an agroforestry system help increase the soil's organic matter content, foster associated biodiversity, optimize the hydrological cycle, mitigate soil erosion, and generate income.

• Compiler: Gatien AGBOKOUN CHRISTOPHE
• 03/04/2023 8:21 p.m.

The half-moon technique is designed to enhance water retention and soil infiltration. This is achieved by constructing crescent-shaped mounds around the base of trees. A compass can be used to outline a semi-circle with a diameter of 4 meters. The soil within this outlined area is then excavated and used …

• Compiler: Gatien AGBOKOUN CHRISTOPHE
• 02/14/2023 5:30 p.m.