SLM Database

Riverbank erosion and biodiversity decline in the riparian area can be overcome by leaving the natural vegetation undisturbed.

• Compilateur : Manuel Fischer
• 13 sept. 2013 12:20

Trashlines are lines of crop residuals that remain after harvesting, they are formed along the contours.

• Compilateur : Paul Kahiga
• 20 juin 2013 10:35

A hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and tree species, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area.

• Compilateur : Paul Kahiga
• 19 fév. 2015 13:02

Ox-ploughed furrow micro-catchments are intentionally built as part of seedbed preparation to harvest rainwater. Commonly used in dryland environments, the micro-catchment prolong water availability for seed germination and growth and development of the emerging seedlings.

• Compilateur : Kevin Mganga
• 3 juil. 2017 11:39

Le Modèle de domaine sur le régime foncier social (STDM) traite des personnes et de leurs relations avec la terre. L'outil tel qu'il est appliqué sécurise les régimes fonciers, grâce à la prise en compte de la diversité foncière et des contextes sociaux. La STDM reconnaît que la sécurité des …

• Compilateur : Ken Otieno
• 13 déc. 2017 15:59

Masonry dam in seasonal watercourse or river that stores water in the sand which accumulates above it.

• Compilateur : Unknown User
• 6 juin 2011 10:01

Pasture management and improvement through weeding comiphora

• Compilateur : Unknown User
• 6 juin 2011 16:20

The technology is a combination of agricultural (e.g. intercropping, manure/compost/mulching), vegetative (e.g. Napier grass strips, trees planting) and structural (e.g. ditches) measures which aim to maximise the overall land yield in a sustainable manner (e.g. reducing soil erosion and increasing soil quality).

• Compilateur : Laura D'Aietti
• 27 fév. 2013 23:46

Conservation Agriculture is a concept for resource-saving agricultural crop production that strives to achieve acceptable profits together with high and sustained production levels while concurrently conserving the environment.

• Compilateur : Paul Kahiga
• 19 fév. 2015 12:42

Retention ditches, also called infiltration ditches, are larger ditches designed to catch and retain all incoming runoff for infiltration into the soil.

• Compilateur : Paul Kahiga
• 19 fév. 2015 13:29