
Boundary Trees-Windbreakers [Kenya]
Windbreaks are narrow strips of trees, shrubs and/or grasses planted to protect fields, homes, canals, and other areas from the wind and blowing sand.
- Compilateur : Paul Kahiga
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Windbreaks are narrow strips of trees, shrubs and/or grasses planted to protect fields, homes, canals, and other areas from the wind and blowing sand.
Trees are planted along the riparian zone to stabilize the riverbank and to prevent degradation. The wood can be used to establish a building or to generate income on the market.
Minimiser le dérangement du sol pour conserver l'humidité du sol.
Déchaumage du sol en utilisant de charrues tirées par des boeufs avec le but d'améliorer le stockage d'eau dans le sol et la productivité
Terrasses en talus (remblais) associées à un fossé, le long des courbes de niveau ou selon une douce pente latérale. Le sol est rejeté sur la partie supérieure du fossé pour former le talus, souvent stabilisé par la plantation d’herbes fourragères.
Tree line with adjacent grass strips as example of a productive and protective riparian area at Kapingazi River
The grazing principles of a Masai group ranch (pastoralists) deal with high numbers of livestock in semi-arid lands with very limited water resources. Makurian has abandoned "Holistic Management" principles and applies a more traditional management system today. There is a grazing plan for the rains, while during the dry season …
Digging of planting beds to increase soil depth for higher moisture retention in the rootzone.
Riverbank erosion and biodiversity decline in the riparian area can be overcome by leaving the natural vegetation undisturbed.
Trashlines are lines of crop residuals that remain after harvesting, they are formed along the contours.