SLM Database

In eastern part of India agriculture is rain fed and the prevailing livelihood pattern is characterized by seasonal employment and consequent seasonal migration to urban area in search of employment. The dwindling forest resources have jeopardized agriculture and livestock productivity due to shrinking of water resource and poor fuel and …

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 27/08/2010 13:17

Prosopis cineraria is a hardy,leguminous tree species of desert region.It is grown on farmers field for ages because of its multipurpose uses, soil fertility enhancing ability as well as symbiotic effect on associated crop yield. The stem density however varies from a few trees per hectare to 100 trees per …

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

High human and livestock population in the desert are leading to mismanagement of the sandy terrain causing reactivation and land degradation resulting of sand movement. This moving sand encroach productive agricultural fields, human habitation, canal, road and railway tracks. The most effective method was the control through a careful plantation …

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

Villagers identified the land for work and set up management systems. Then they contacted the Forest Department to get their help for the plan. The villagers were involved with physical work, such as fencing, pit digging, trench, boundary wall and plantation work. plantation of local species raised.|

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

Developing cost-effective and appropriate technology that complements community knowledge. Natural regeneration of available rootstock, enrichment plantation & seeding of native and endangered species, low cost measures undertaken to conserve soil, water & nutrients within the ecosystem|

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

SPWD has done a broad ecological characterization of the Jaisamand catchment area and identified the major ecological issues associated with each major livelihood system in the area. This along with the use of the Participatory resource mapping tool, formed the basis of optimisation of resources. |

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

Use of the Forest Rights Act to get the village their forest area’s tenure rights. Impart knowledge to the villager about Forest Rights Act and its provision. Hold capacity building and knowledge dissemination workshop with all stakeholders including forest department officials for operationalisation of the act. All these processes are …

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

Silting up of nala/river used to be resulted in flooding and water logging of the fields situated near nala/river. This renders the land unfit for cultivation. KJBF has widened and desilted the nala/river ensuring water harvesting mechanism across the widened nala/river.

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

In the case of desertification, there is a need for a permanent knowledge centre (RKC) which could provide training and demonstration, allow access to specialized knowledge and provide assistance to make contact with government agencies, voluntary bodies and individuals in the development field.|

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23

Rain water use and storage Eco friendly sustainable agriculture Develop waste land, sloppy land and forest land (control of erosion loss Kitchen gardens for nutritional security Testing of SRI and mixed cropping )Soil conservation, land shaping, pasture development, vegetative bunding

• Compilador: UNCCD PRAIS
• 28/06/2010 11:23