SLM Database

In India, 29 percent of the area cropped with rice remains fallow during the dry "rabi" season. This offers the opportunity to improve farm income and soil health by introducing legumes especially lentils. Diversifying the cropping system in such a way results in higher farm income due to additional crop …

• Compiler: Joren Verbist
• 11/10/2022 4:17 p.m.

Natural assisted regeneration of broadleaved species, a small oak plantation and a fodder nursery have been established in the Nakina community forest (intervention area: 10 ha), supporting fodder tree species such as Banj Oak and Falyaat, as well as various subtropical temperate fodder grass species. This has improved the livelihood …

• Compiler: Jaclyn Bandy
• 08/03/2019 7 a.m.

Catchment treatment of degraded forest land including social fencing, infiltration trenches and enrichment planting with trees and grasses for production and dam protection.

• Compiler: Chetan Kumar
• 06/03/2011 4:26 p.m.

Plantation of almond and apple trees on the contour lines instead of annual rainfed crops such as wheat and barley on hills with 8 to 30% slope.

• Compiler: Unknown User
• 11/19/2013 11:17 a.m.

Maintenance of continuous soil cover; alternating crops and cover crops as a practice to improve soil quality and reduce diffuse agricultural water pollution

• Compiler: Nicola Dal Ferro
• 10/22/2014 8:51 a.m.

Perennial grasses in orchards and vineyards between rows to provide permanent soil cover

• Compiler: Nicola Dal Ferro
• 10/24/2014 1:32 p.m.

Cover crops with high root root growth capacity as a practice to improve soil quality

• Compiler: Nicola Dal Ferro
• 04/23/2015 10:21 a.m.

Silvo-arable systems for production of annual crops on tree plots

• Compiler: Nicola Dal Ferro
• 10/23/2014 12:04 p.m.

Ploughing and seeding of fodder species to recover old degraded grazing areas and maintain valuable pastures against shrub encroachment and decrease of palatable species

• Compiler: Velia De Paola
• 07/02/2014 4:43 p.m.

Sustainable crop production and residue management under no-tillage to improve soil fertility and increase environmental benefits

• Compiler: Nicola Dal Ferro
• 10/20/2014 2:38 p.m.