SLM Database

Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons.

• Compiler: Paul Kahiga
• 02/19/2015 10:16 a.m.

Conservation Agriculture is a concept for resource-saving agricultural crop production that strives to achieve acceptable profits together with high and sustained production levels while concurrently conserving the environment.

• Compiler: Paul Kahiga
• 02/19/2015 12:42 p.m.

Rotational grazing is a process whereby livestock are strategically moved to fresh paddocks, or partitioned pasture areas, to allow vegetation in previously grazed pastures to regenerate.

• Compiler: Paul Kahiga
• 02/19/2015 11:44 a.m.

Организация севооборотов как путь эффективного использования земель с учетом экономических интересов землевладельцев и землепользователей, а также экологических и экономических факторов.

• Compiler: Dzhumabaeva Salamatkhan
• 06/27/2019 9:14 a.m.

In mountain regions of Laos Banana cultivated with intercrops during the first year of plantation led to mutually better plant growth by higher availability of soil nutrients and subsequently produces better yield. It also prevents soil erosion, air pollution (reduction of slash and burn cultivation) and it mitigates climate related …

• Compiler: Bounthanom Bouahom
• 07/05/2017 8:58 a.m.

The technique involves the planting of broom grass in order to prevent landslide in mountainous and stream areas which are adjacent to agricultural land. This is because broom grass has an extensive root system which can help to bind the soil. Additionally, farmers can generate an income from broom grass.

• Compiler: kang phanvongsa
• 07/12/2017 4:02 a.m.

Rotation program: Diverse rotation of at least five crops on farm level for more biodiversity and less intensive cultivation practice

• Compiler: Sabine Reinsch
• 10/08/2019 5:18 p.m.

A Rice Field with Poor Drainage (RMME) is a cultivated rice field enclosed by embankments, relying on an irregular water supply, and facing potential water scarcity risks at the onset, during, or towards the conclusion of the cropping cycle. Specific rice varieties are particularly well-suited to this type of rice …

• Compiler: Harifidy RAKOTO RATSIMBA
• 10/24/2022 3:27 p.m.

Intercropping maize with legumes improves soil fertility and provides a rapid source of income for smallholders. Red cowpea, known locally as “lojy zazamena”, is the most widely used legume, but there are also other varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) that adapt well to the region's environmental conditions.

• Compiler: Harifidy RAKOTO RATSIMBA
• 10/24/2022 3:26 p.m.

Cajanus cajan, commonly known as pigeon pea, is a perennial shrub legume that thrives in nutrient-deficient soils and exhibits resilience to water scarcity. Cultivating pigeon pea contributes to the rejuvenation of impoverished soils through fixing atmospheric nitrogen and its leaf litter, while concurrently yielding food, fodder, and fuelwood.

• Compiler: Harifidy RAKOTO RATSIMBA
• 10/24/2022 3:33 p.m.