SLM Database

Native tree scattered in the garden reduce wind speeds and lower chances of winds damaging crops

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/29/2017 2:41 p.m.

Pine-based shelter belt is used to protect an orchard of mangoes against strong winds in order to prevent abscission of generative organs such as flower buds, flowers, small fruits and ripened fruits

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/30/2017 2:14 p.m.

Contour farming is a practice of ploughing and/or planting across a slope following its elevation contour lines. The contour lines create a water break which reduces rill and gully forms of soil erosion in case of heavy storms. The water break allows more time for more water to percolate/sink into …

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 06/14/2017 6:30 p.m.

Leguminous, fast growing grevillea robusta (silk oak) planted as boundary lines provides shade to a pineapple cropland, increases soil organic matter, provides fuel wood for domestic use and timber for construction after 5-8 years.

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 06/07/2017 1:19 p.m.

Modern bee hives are installed on natural trees in order to conserve the environment and provide honey and income.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 05/22/2017 7:52 a.m.

A contour trench and pit are an excavated ditch/pit along a uniform level across the slope of land in the top portion of catchment to trap runoff water.

• Compiler: JOSELINE KASHAGAMA
• 03/22/2018 11:26 a.m.

Fruit trees of Mangoes (Mangifera indica) and Oranges (Citrus sinensis) are grown on degraded land to improve soil fertility through deep soil nutrient mining and litter of leaves.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/11/2017 1:12 p.m.

Fish farming supported by availability of water is considered as profitable enterprise in Northern Uganda. Farmers use areas with either high water tables or swamps to locate the ground water recharged fish ponds and water for fish production and crop irrigation during the dry season.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/08/2017 12:33 p.m.

Integrated crop-livestock production for improved soil fertility management. Local cows are tied to trees to facilitate manure collection.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 06/05/2017 1:38 p.m.

Improved maize (zea mays)-groundnuts (arachis hypogaea) optimum intercropping pattern is a technology promoted by IITA (International Institute for Tropical Agriculture) among small scale farmers through demonstrations /trials. It is promoted for improving food and income security and optimum land utilisation.

• Compiler: Jalia Namakula
• 07/11/2017 2:13 p.m.