
Under ground water abstraction for livestock production [Uganda]
Waterhole is excavated for abstracting underground water for watering livestock as well as irrigating crops during the dry season.
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Waterhole is excavated for abstracting underground water for watering livestock as well as irrigating crops during the dry season.
A portable wooden frame solar drier with polythene cover used for drying low moisture content crop produce such as chili and maize. The crop is placed inside the drier and takes 2-3 days to dry depending on the humidity and moisture content at harvest.
Ficus natalensis based agroforestry system protects crops on windy hill slopes facing Lake Victoria and reduce runoff towards the meandering Kagera River Valley.
Improving soil fertility for both animal and perennial crops on flat area using mulching.
Digging trenches on a gentle slope in banana plantation in Rwerazi.
Fallowing in the cultivated land that is left unseeded for one or more growing seasons , to regain fertility for crops and its on a hill slope.
Rain-water from all corrugated iron roof structures in one compound is harvested and stored in underground tanks.
Intensive zero-grazing of hybrid dairy Hybrid (Holstein Friesian) cattle to produce a constant high yield of milk all-year around.
Energy-saving stove is a hole dug in the floor of a hut or in the compound. It helps to reduce the quantity of firewood used for cooking by reducing heat loss and ensuring firewood burning for longer time.
Contour hedges of Calliandra planted on very steep slopes to combat soil erosion by decreasing surface runoff and increasing infiltration.