SLM Database

Micro irrigation canal system for supplying water to poplar plantations on sloping lands.

• Compiler: Aqila Haidery
• 05/10/2014 2:38 p.m.

Technology for lifting water to uplands: hydraulic flange pump, reservoir and pipe scheme.

• Compiler: Aqila Haidery
• 05/31/2016 1:41 p.m.

The technology is called pitcher irrigation technology because irrigation water is provided from an earthen pitcher which has several small holes on its bottom. The earthen pitcher is placed on a raised bed which is filled with fresh irrigation water having several pores on its bottom. Then jute fibres are …

• Compiler: Md Babul Hossain
• 10/11/2018 8:22 p.m.

The technology promotes the lifting of river water by pump sets and conveys the water through buried pipelines to a canal. The conserved canal water is used for irrigation delivered by low lift pumps (LLP). Because water is held in the canal it revitalises the ecosystem along its length. Furthermore, …

• Compiler: Jalal Uddin Md. Shoaib
• 06/27/2019 8:15 a.m.

Alternative Drying and Wetting (AWD) is a practice in rice cultivation which decrease water use, while having no impact on rice yield. It also decreases the amount of methane into the atmosphere and fuel consumption of water pumps.

• Compiler: Mutasim Billah
• 04/08/2019 4:55 a.m.

Artificial earthen dam constructed in the narrow valley of the hills for water harvesting, aquaculture, house hold uses and irrigation.

• Compiler: Sankar Paul
• 11/03/2010 4:50 p.m.

Water source protection involves protecting lakes, rivers, springs, or man-made reservoirs to avoid water pollution and damage by livestock and wild animals. In the past, the emphasis was on fencing and improving vegetation cover at the discharge point itself, but a recent focus is on groundwater recharge areas.

• Compiler: ONGPO LEPCHA
• 07/10/2023 1:58 p.m.

Protected agriculture (controlled environment agriculture) is the use of technology to modify the growing environment for crops to extend the growing period and increase yields. It can include greenhouses, shade nets or polytunnels. This technology is moderately expensive therefore it is used only for the cultivation of high-value crops and …

• Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
• 07/12/2023 9:42 a.m.

Low-cost plastic-lined water harvesting ponds collect and store rain and overland flow water for agricultural and domestic purposes in the dry season. They are both economic and efficient.

• Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
• 07/06/2023 5:03 p.m.

Citrus canopy management refers to the set of practices and techniques employed to optimize the growth, health, and productivity of citrus trees by manipulating the structure and density of their canopy. Effective canopy management is crucial for achieving desirable outcomes in citrus cultivation, such as improved fruit quality, increased yields, …

• Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
• 07/12/2023 10:12 a.m.