SLM Database

Dry banana leaves are spread in the soil for growing banana plantation for improving soil fertility and moisture content retention.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/05/2017 11:18 a.m.

A percolation pit is an excavation in the ground in the pathway of water runoff to intercept the flow of the water and thereby reduce erosion and destruction of crops, settlements and other infrastructure downstream

• Compiler: Philip Tibenderana
• 10/07/2016 11:16 a.m.

mulching of perrenial crops (Banans and pineapples) to conserve moisture

• Compiler: Alex Lwakuba
• 02/24/2011 1:09 p.m.

Napier grass strips control soil erosion on annual and perennial cropland on moderately-angled to highly-angled slopes.

• Compiler: Wilson Bamwerinde
• 04/18/2013 11:26 a.m.

Rotational grazing by improved goats variety enhances/ increases soil fertility, biodiversity and production of pastures and generates farmyard manure applied on cropland.

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 05/03/2017 7:26 a.m.

Laying grass (Poaceae) on perennial cropped land to reduce weeds, retain soil moisture and improve soil fertility.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/11/2017 8:53 a.m.

The technology involves growing of Mangoes (Mangifera indica) and Oranges (Citrus sinensis) in the same field with the aim of conserving the environment, protecting soil from erosion, and generating income from the sale of fruits.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/11/2017 7:33 a.m.

Run off water from a hill is harnessed and concentrated in a banana plantation using diversion and retention ditches respectively.

• Compiler: Alex Lwakuba
• 02/24/2011 11:05 a.m.

Pine tree forests have been strategically planted on previously bare ridges and slopes to mitigate mass soil movement.

• Compiler: Wilson Bamwerinde
• 05/17/2013 10:13 a.m.

Stall-fed livestock production is an efficient method to produce organic fertilizers (manure) for the conservation and improvement of soil fertility.

• Compiler: Wilson Bamwerinde
• 05/20/2013 8:57 a.m.