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Watershed Associations (WSA) and Natural Resource Management Committees (NRMC)
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Watershed Associations (WSA) and Natural Resource Management Committees … [Afghanistan]

Two Watershed Associations (WSA), in Chaker and Nahristan watershed areas respectively, are registered at the national level with the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and at the regional level with the Department of Agriculture. Both associations are strong, active, dynamic, and have the capacity to coordinate and support …

  • Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
Contour hedgerows of alfalfa in annual cropland
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Contour hedgerows of alfalfa in annual cropland [Afghanistan]

Hedgerows are vegetative strips of perennial grasses, shrubs or legumes - such as alfalfa - located along contours across a slope. These vegetative strips form a barrier to halt soil erosion and improve soil fertility. Hedgerows of alfalfa also provide quality animal fodder for a period of 5-10 years.

  • Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
Gully treatment
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Gully treatment [Afghanistan]

Small check dams made of stone, together with planting of trees, slow water flow and reduce further erosion in a gully, leading to its restoration.

  • Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
Afforestation for firewood production
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Afforestation for firewood production [Afghanistan]

Non-fruit and fruit trees are planted on heavily degraded forest land to protect the land from erosion and further degradation and provide fuelwood for the local community.

  • Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm