SLM Database

A grassed waterway is a strip of grass and other permanent low growing vegetation that is established along in the main drainage line (the thalweg) of an agricultural field to discharge water safely and prevent gully development.

• Compiler: Felix Witing
• 06/22/2021 11:36 a.m.

Strip-till is a form of precision farming and conservation agriculture that combines minimum tillage in strips with no-till on the remainder of the field. The soil over the whole field is protected by a growing crop or mulch from sunlight, and especially from the direct impact of raindrops by providing …

• Compiler: Felix Witing
• 05/02/2022 5:44 p.m.

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.