SLM Database

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 a.m.

Waterhole is excavated for abstracting underground water for watering livestock as well as irrigating crops during the dry season.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 05/18/2017 1:21 p.m.

This is a system of integrated runoff water and drainage management that allows cultivation in a swampy valley bottom.

• Compiler: Alex Lwakuba
• 02/24/2011 1:27 p.m.

Use of the manual Treadle pump is a relatively cheap and effective way to ensure adequate soil moisture to ensure crop production throughout the year.

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/07/2017 3:28 p.m.

Run off water from a hill is harnessed and concentrated in a banana plantation using diversion and retention ditches respectively.

• Compiler: Alex Lwakuba
• 02/24/2011 11:05 a.m.

Water borne manuring system involves runoff water driving the manure placed in trenches to every individual citrus tree which fruits through the year.

• Compiler: Alex Lwakuba
• 02/24/2011 2:18 p.m.

The technology integrates off-grid soil-less cultivation within a net house, utilizing solar-powered root zone cooling and ultra-low energy irrigation, thus significantly enhancing water and energy efficiency for sustainable agriculture in arid regions. This innovation is a key contribution within the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, addressing the unique challenges of food production in …

• Compiler: Joren Verbist
• 08/25/2024 2:55 p.m.

Covering the bottom of the channel and slopes with polyethylene film reduces water infiltration losses during transportation from the source to the field and increases the water use efficiency from 0.50 to 0.89 points

• Compiler: Rustam Ibragimov
• 08/29/2018 2:04 p.m.

Preparation of fields for irrigation with the use of a laser planner ensures uniform surface leveling, which provides equal soil moisture throughout the field, provides water savings (20-25%), increased yield by 10%, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

• Compiler: Rustam Ibragimov
• 04/13/2018 11:40 a.m.

To prevent large crop losses, it is recommended to water row crops through the furrow. Dry and watered furrows are rotated. Watering is carried out during periods of lack of water (low water).

• Compiler: Rustam Ibragimov
• 04/15/2018 9:40 a.m.