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Cultivos en terrazas
technologies

Cultivos en terrazas [Ecuador]

Los cultivos de terraza es uno de los tipos más antiguos de manejo del suelo y de los recursos hídricos para la agricultura a gran escala. Se conoce como cultivo en terrazas a la práctica de cortar un paisaje montañoso en zonas planas con el fin de producir cultivos. Una …

  • Compiler: Pablo Caza
Pilancón
technologies

Pilancón [Ecuador]

Práctica ancestral en forma de minireservorio construida para almacenar el agua proveniente de quebradas, vertientes o lluvias para luego distribuirla a las zonas de producción.

  • Compiler: Pablo Caza
Tajamar
technologies

Tajamar [Ecuador]

Tecnología ancestral que tienen como objetivo principal la acumulación de humedad en la arena estancada por el dique. La humedad acumulada se infiltra y da paso a la formación de ojos de agua en la época de verano.

  • Compiler: Pablo Caza
Mechanized Raised Bed (MRB) Technology in a wheat based production system.
technologies

Mechanized Raised Bed (MRB) Technology in a wheat … [Egypt]

Mechanized Raised Beds (MRB)-technology improves livelihoods because raised beds lead to significantly reduced costs (30% less water, 20-40% less nitrogen fertilizer) and higher wheat yields increased by 20-30%. MRB-technology helps to do more with less.

  • Compiler: Joren Verbist
Calcareous soils management
technologies

Calcareous soils management [Egypt]

Managing calcareous soils through combined structural measures and chemical amendments methods for improving soil productivity and reduce land degradation

  • Compiler: Daniel Danano Dale
Spate Irrigation
technologies

Spate Irrigation [Eritrea]

Spate irrigation is a traditional water diversion and spreading technology.

  • Compiler: Unknown User
Water Spreading Weirs
technologies

Water Spreading Weirs [Ethiopia]

Water Spreading Weirs are designed to protect the degradation of agricultural fields and rangelands. They contribute to soil and water conservation and enhance the productive use of dry valleys for food crops and livestock fodder production via the harvest and spread of runoff water and fertile soils.

  • Compiler: GERBA LETA
Check dam ponds
technologies

Check dam ponds [Ethiopia]

It is a raised wall constructed across a stream/gully using stone, concrete and/or gabion for dual purpose, namely, to pond/store the stream flow behind it for irrigation purpose while at the same time reducing the runoff velocity and enhancing gully rehabilitation.

  • Compiler: Eyasu Yazew
stone bund
technologies

stone bund [Ethiopia]

stone terrace more or less along the contour, combined with artificial waterways and traditional ditches to drain excess water, and heightened field borders

  • Compiler: Eva Ludi