SLM Database

Reshaping unproductive land into a series of levelled, gently-sloping platforms creates conditions suitable for cultivation and prevents accelerated erosion.

• Compiler: Aqila Haidery
• 04/19/2016 5:34 p.m.

Ferula assa-foetida is an important medicinal plant, a valued cash crop and a native plant of Afghanistan’s range-lands.

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• 04/17/2016 11:25 a.m.

A low cost and an easy activity for protecting agricultural lands, gardens and public infrastructure from the damages of flash flood.

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• 10/12/2015 3:42 p.m.

Micro irrigation canal system for supplying water to poplar plantations on sloping lands.

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• 05/10/2014 2:38 p.m.

Terraced orchard with alfalfa cultivation for fruit and fodder production and soil and water conservation.

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• 05/16/2014 1:14 p.m.

Trenches with soil bunds constructed in a tied manner along contour lines to trap surface runoff and sediments from degraded uplands

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• 06/26/2011 12:15 p.m.

A sustainable option for bread baking and reducing shrub consumption

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• 01/05/2013 9:25 a.m.

Keyhole garden farming offers farmers the opportunity to increase production while decreasing garden area.

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• 10/19/2015 9:58 a.m.

Earthen trenches with soil bunds built along contours in staggered design

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• 02/08/2016 8:20 a.m.

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

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