
Irrigation of paddy fields using water-pumping wheels (Norias) [Cambodia]
Norias are water-pumping wheels made of bamboo which are used to irrigate paddy fields in order to increase the yield.
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Norias are water-pumping wheels made of bamboo which are used to irrigate paddy fields in order to increase the yield.
Ponds are used at household level to raise fish as well as to irrigate vegetable gardens and rice seedlings
Small-scale biogas systems fed with cow manure and water are implemented in order to supply the household with energy for cooking and lighting, as well as to produce fertilizer.
Some points of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology, like the row transplanting of young seedlings and the use of compost are adapted and applied in Kampong Chhnang.
Intercropping of mungbean between orange trees improves soil fertility and generates income before the orange trees bear fruit.
Stylo grass (Stylosanthes guianensis) is grown under and between mango trees to be used as fodder for cattle.
Dry compost is made from raw materials of cow manure, rice straw, rice husks, ash, leaves, waste from kitchen and water for application on paddy rice field to improveof soil quality and reduce chemical fertilizers.
A nethouse is a structure that is enclosed by a nylon net (like mosquito nets) which protects vegetables from insects. Additionally, it prevents the vegetables from being damaged by rainfall wind and sunlight.
Living fences of cashew, reinforced with bamboo and/or barbed wire, are used to keep the cattle off the garden or the rice seedbed.
This technology involves the cultivation of crops around the house, including pomelos, lemons and other supplementary crops, with solely the application of cattle and chicken manure as fertilizer, whilst abstaining from the use of chemicals. The purpose of this technology is to obtain various products, generate a household income especially …