SLM Database

Freezing winter cover crops are planted to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested. They improve soil structure, diversify cropping systems, suppress weeds and pests, and prevent nutrient loss.

• Compiler: Michael Strauch
• 06/22/2021 11:33 a.m.

Minimum tillage and direct planting are two conservation agriculture practices which basically consist of leaving crop residues on the soil surface without burning and subsequent planting through the mulch.

• Compiler: Unknown User
• 09/11/2010 12:25 p.m.

Olive groves under no tillage and no herbicide application.

• Compiler: Costas Kosmas
• 04/13/2011 11:15 a.m.

The presented technology of leaving rock fragments in/on the soil in order to reduce soil evaporation and erosion in sloping areas greatly contributes to soil and water conservation.

• Compiler: Costas Kosmas
• 07/06/2017 7:48 a.m.

A technology which combines no tillage operations and the cover of the ground with plastic nets

• Compiler: Costas Kosmas
• 06/03/2011 4:20 p.m.

Agroforestry is a way of incorporating agricultural land with trees, crops and / or livestock. The technology increases and diversifies production, generating social, economic and environmental benefits. In addition, planted around houses, trees offer protection against hurricanes.

• Compiler: Joana Eichenberger
• 10/23/2017 3:23 p.m.

Agroforestry is a way of incorporating agricultural land combining trees and crops and / or livestock. The technology increases and diversifies production, generating social, economic and environmental benefits. In addition, planted around houses, trees offer hurricane protection.

• Compiler: Joana Eichenberger
• 02/01/2019 10:55 a.m.

The protection of water resources is essential for the supply of drinking water in the rural zones of Haiti, by enabling to preserve the water quality and facilitate the recharge of the resource. Organizing the actors related to the water resource and to the economic, environmental and communal challenges is …

• Compiler: Antoine Kocher
• 09/21/2016 10:40 p.m.

Permanent grass cover under grape vines protects the soil surface against erosion and compaction - and provides better conditions for traffic within the rows during mechanised field operations

• Compiler: Brigitta Szabó
• 03/29/2022 4:05 p.m.

Buffer strips and hedges comprise natural vegetation of grass, bushes or trees. They are sited at the edges of fields, roads and surface water bodies. Their main function is to provide a natural buffer to control nutrient and sediment transport from agricultural fields by promoting water infiltration and slowing runoff, …

• Compiler: Brigitta Szabó
• 03/29/2022 4:13 p.m.