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Defensivo de piedra tipo "acantilado" [Bolivia, Plurinational State of]

Defensivos flexibles y rústicos, se emplean para proteger terrenos de cultivo frente a amenazas de riadas y erosión lateral. esta conformada de rocas de gran diámetro con altura y espesor variable que puede ser complementada con plantación de árboles. Su resistencia y flexibilidad permite que no se deforme fácilmente ante …

Compiler: Marco Loma
08/04/2016 5:38 p.m.

Community Safety Nets - Establishment of rice seed banks at village level — approaches

Community Safety Nets - Establishment of rice seed … [Cambodia]

A rice (seed) bank is a community safety net system where farmers can get both rice seeds for cultivation and rice for consumption from a communal storage house in order to increase their food security by guaranteeing: (1) year-round access to high quality seeds and rice for consumption, (2) access …

Compiler: Stefan Graf
02/15/2017 5:08 p.m.

Community storage shed [Chad]

Community storage sheds contribute to the food security of vulnerable rural households by facilitating access to stocks and the availability of food during the period between harvests (shortage). The approach makes it possible to mobilize a community with the intention to establish a storage shed for food security at the …

Compiler: Mahamat Moussa Absakine
01/08/2017 10:39 a.m.

Early Warning System [Chad]

The early warning system is a mechanism which enables to prevent risks related to food insecurity.

Compiler: Mahamat Moussa Absakine
02/03/2017 10:56 a.m.

Local consultation to protect water resources [Haiti]

Consultation for natural resource management involves communities, authorities and other actors in collective decision-making to protect water resources in particular, and to institutionalize the management of these.

Compiler: Antoine Kocher
12/22/2016 9:46 p.m.

Approach at household level for Terra Preta home gardens — approaches

Approach at household level for Terra Preta home … [Haiti]

The approach of the Terra Preta home gardens at household level, with demonstration gardens created with members of grass-roots community organizations (GCO), facilitates the extension of the Terra Preta technology among the vulnerable population in the rural zones of the municipality of Léogâne, Haiti.

Compiler: Helen Gambon
03/14/2017 2 p.m.

Terra Preta raised garden beds [Haiti]

Terra Preta raised garden beds are a combination of techniques from permaculture and the production of Terra Preta, an anthrosol. These garden beds, which were created with local resources, are highly fertile and enable the production of much higher yields than traditional techniques, while diminishing soil erosion.

Compiler: Karl Harald Bier
12/14/2016 5:29 p.m.

Traitement des ravines [Haiti]

Le traitement des ravines vise à réduire l'érosion et à éviter la propagation des ravines, à l'aide de divers procédés tels que la végétalisation, les haies vives ou les seuils en pierres sèches, qui diminuent l'énergie des eaux de ruissellement dans les ravines.

Compiler: Antoine Kocher
08/05/2016 3:23 p.m.

Protection of water resources [Haiti]

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.

Clayonnage pour la correction des ravines [Haiti]

Le clayonnage est une technique avec du matériel végétal pour corriger les ravines en formation. Les pieux sont fait de matériel de repousse qui vont s'enraciner pour garantir la stabilité de la structure. Les clayons sont des rameaux flexibles qui retiennent les sédiments en amont de la structure.

Compiler: Helen Gambon
03/15/2017 2:30 p.m.

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