SLM Database

Clonal eucalyptus trees (originating from South Africa) grow in northern Uganda for timber production

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/29/2017 2:33 p.m.

Cultivating leguminous crops in weed prone fields to help overgrow and kill the weeds

• Compiler: Sunday Balla Amale
• 12/06/2017 8:16 a.m.

A banana (musa acuminata) and pineapple (ananas comosus) inter-cropping system focusses on optimal land utilization and efficient use of available resources for small holder farmers. This is a good practice for controlling long term soil loss in agro-ecosystems. It involves less crop- and soil management practices as compared to annual ...

• Compiler: Jalia Namakula
• 05/19/2017 9:33 a.m.

A banana plantation established in an area surrounded by natural woodland vegetation is protected from excessive drought and winds, ensuring continuous production and increased income throughout the year

• Compiler: Bernard Fungo
• 06/17/2017 6:12 p.m.

A fish pond for intensive commercial fish farming is constructed in the backyard of the farmer's home for easy management. The pond is lined with a tarpaulin interior and is connected to a water source for water supply during the seasons of water scarcitiy.

• Compiler: Aine Amon
• 02/09/2018 5:59 p.m.

Domestic biogas plant converts livestock manure into biogas and organic fertilizer. The technique uses cow dung to produce methane gas for lighting and heating.

• Compiler: JOSELINE KASHAGAMA
• 02/01/2018 11:09 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.

Collected poultry wastes are applied on a planted fruit garden growing mangoes, oranges, jack-fruits, pawpaw, lemon and vegetables such as green peas, tomatoes, cabbages and plantations of pine and eucalyptus for soil fertility improvement and increased production.

• Compiler: betty adoch
• 05/02/2017 1:33 p.m.

Trenches commonly referred to as “fanny juu, fanya chini” increase water infiltration and reduce soil erosion.

• Compiler: Kamugisha Rick Nelson
• 05/17/2017 11:43 a.m.