SLM Database

A fish pond for intensive commercial fish farming is constructed in the backyard of the farmer's home for easy management. The pond is lined with a tarpaulin interior and is connected to a water source for water supply during the seasons of water scarcitiy.

• Compiler: Aine Amon
• 02/09/2018 5:59 p.m.

Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMO) are homemade microbe mixtures which foster rapid anaerobic digestion of waste to create and maintain a healthy deep bed litter flooring leaving behind a fertilizer rich material whilst ensure no smells or flies. The microbe mixtures are produced by fermenting natural plants with sugar.

• Compiler: JOSELINE KASHAGAMA
• 01/31/2018 8:32 a.m.

A gutter system constructed on the farmer’s house-roof collects rainwater and directs it into a constructed reservoir raised off the ground with interior walls lined with water-proof tarpaulin. The reservoir has a maximum capacity of 8,000 liters of water; clean enough for irrigation, livestock and domestic use during seasons of …

• Compiler: Aine Amon
• 12/05/2017 1:08 p.m.

Lab lab (Lablab purpureus) is planted in a banana garden and trained to creep in the empty spaces for suppressing weeds, stabilizing the soil, fixing atmospheric nitrogen and controlling water runoff.

• Compiler: Aine Amon
• 02/02/2018 8:06 a.m.

Domestic biogas plant converts livestock manure into biogas and organic fertilizer. The technique uses cow dung to produce methane gas for lighting and heating.

• Compiler: JOSELINE KASHAGAMA
• 02/01/2018 11:09 a.m.

Goats are stall fed during dry season and open-grazed during rain season. In a semi-intensive system, animals are kept under confinement in which they are stall–fed for some period of time (weeks to months, especially during the dry seasons) followed by another period of open grazing during the rainy seasons.

• Compiler: PRISCILLA VIVIAN KYOSABA
• 01/26/2018 11:39 a.m.

Barley fodder technology is a livestock feed that grows under a hydroponic system. This green feed is highly palatable, rich in protein and energy yet cost-effective. It takes few days to maturity (5-6 days) and can be grown in a smaller area. One kilogram of barley seeds can yield up …

• Compiler: Sarah Babirye
• 03/22/2018 10:29 a.m.

Native tree scattered in the garden reduce wind speeds and lower chances of winds damaging crops

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/29/2017 2:41 p.m.

Pine-based shelter belt is used to protect an orchard of mangoes against strong winds in order to prevent abscission of generative organs such as flower buds, flowers, small fruits and ripened fruits

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/30/2017 2:14 p.m.

Contour farming is a practice of ploughing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines. The contour lines create a water break which reduces rill and gully forms of soil erosion in case of heavy storms. The water break allows more time for more water to percolate/sink into …

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 06/14/2017 6:30 p.m.