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Improved livestock shed for better health and productivity [Afghanistan]

Existing livestock sheds can be improved through interior and exterior refurbishing, and door and window installation. More favourable indoor conditions benefit animal health and the quality of animal products.

Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:44 p.m.

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
10/27/2016 9:36 p.m.

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
08/13/2016 2:53 p.m.

Rotational grazing to restore degraded pastures [Afghanistan]

A plan for rotational grazing has been developed to control pasture use and prevent overgrazing of rehabilitated pastures.

Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:40 p.m.

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
10/27/2016 9:27 p.m.

Community fodder bank for sustaining supplies [Afghanistan]

Community fodder banks have been established in villages for the purpose of ensuring supplies of livestock fodder during winter, to prevent loss of livestock and to prevent over-grazing early in spring.

Compiler: Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:47 p.m.

Terracing in Watershed [Afghanistan]

Reshaping unproductive land into a series of levelled, gently-sloping platforms creates conditions suitable for cultivation and prevents accelerated erosion.

Compiler: Aqila Haidery
04/19/2016 5:34 p.m.