SLM Database

Conversion of wetland plots into fishpond.

• Compiler: kang phanvongsa
• 07/05/2017 4:34 a.m.

Cardamom planting is a non timber forest product. Wild cardamom planting take place in traditional agroforestry systems based on shifting agriculture. The objectives of this technologies are to reach sustainable forest use and to generate household income.

• Compiler: Bounthanom Bouahom
• 05/15/2017 5:36 a.m.

Coffee plants cultivated between big trees in sloping fallows for income generation as well as maintaining biodiversity and increased forest cover.

• Compiler: Vongsackda Duangvilay
• 05/29/2017 4:12 p.m.

The Al Yakloum pond collects runoff from a local catchment and water is led through a channel system alongside a farm road. Sandy particles are captured in a sediment trap before runoff enters the pond. The pond provides water to approximately 5 ha of orchard - which is irrigated through …

• Compiler: Nicola D'Alberton
• 07/07/2022 10:13 a.m.

The technology requires removal of invaders as resources for layering. The technology enhances accumulation of silt and moisture storage in dry-lands due to increased organic matter content in the soil from the brush.

• Compiler: Matoka Moshoeshoe
• 03/26/2019 1:19 p.m.

The infiltration pits are constructed on bare lands with the aim to enhance re-vegetation of plant species. The pits help to reduce soil erosion/land degradation as water is now able to infiltrate through the pits because they are constructed in succession. It also improves land productivity and cover as well …

• Compiler: Matoka Moshoeshoe
• 03/25/2019 1:58 p.m.

The aim of the gully head structure is to help stabilise the gully and prevent/control the gully from expanding further in length due to erosion. In Lesotho, this is constructed using stones.

• Compiler: Matoka Moshoeshoe
• 03/27/2019 9:04 a.m.

The installation of this wetland contributes to reducing the ecological debt to nature by restoring natural complexes, reaching a balance between environmental and economic interests, and promoting sustainable farming conditions in one of the most important and valuable natural areas of central Lithuania.

• Compiler: Jovita Mėžinė
• 09/28/2021 9:58 a.m.

Shallow rotary tillage with microbial digestion is a technique that is used to destroy cover crops and to manage stubble. The plant material is broken down to small pieces and incorporated into the surface layer of the soil. During the process bacteria and microbes are added to break down the …

• Compiler: Alan Radbourne
• 07/27/2023 12:52 p.m.

Rotation program: Diverse rotation of at least five crops on farm level for more biodiversity and less intensive cultivation practice

• Compiler: Sabine Reinsch
• 10/08/2019 5:18 p.m.