SLM Database

Local and new varieties of fruits are planted on degraded land in accordance with improved management practices. The established orchards and vineyards serve double purpose of soil protection and income generation for the rural households. The alfalfa under the trees supports tree growth and is used for livestock fodder.

• Compilateur: Bettina Wolfgramm
• 27 oct. 2016 21:32

Contour trench bund applied on contour lines of moderate slope to trap run-off to improve infiltration and reduce flash floods.

• Compilateur: Aqila Haidery
• 12 avr. 2016 08:12

Hedgerows are vegetative strips of perennial grasses, shrubs or legumes - such as alfalfa - located along contours across a slope. These vegetative strips form a barrier to halt soil erosion and improve soil fertility. Hedgerows of alfalfa also provide quality animal fodder for a period of 5-10 years.

• Compilateur: Bettina Wolfgramm
• 27 oct. 2016 21:36

Small check dams made of stone, together with planting of trees, slow water flow and reduce further erosion in a gully, leading to its restoration.

• Compilateur: Bettina Wolfgramm
• 13 août 2016 14:53

Community fodder banks have been established in villages for the purpose of ensuring supplies of livestock fodder during winter, to prevent loss of livestock and to prevent over-grazing early in spring.

• Compilateur: Bettina Wolfgramm
• 27 oct. 2016 21:47

Keyhole garden farming offers farmers the opportunity to increase production while decreasing garden area.

• Compilateur: Aqila Haidery
• 19 oct. 2015 09:58

Earthen trenches with soil bunds built along contours in staggered design

• Compilateur: Aqila Haidery
• 8 fév. 2016 08:20

Non-fruit and fruit trees are planted on heavily degraded forest land to protect the land from erosion and further degradation and provide fuelwood for the local community.

• Compilateur: Bettina Wolfgramm
• 27 oct. 2016 21:27

Reshaping unproductive land into a series of levelled, gently-sloping platforms creates conditions suitable for cultivation and prevents accelerated erosion.

• Compilateur: Aqila Haidery
• 19 avr. 2016 17:34

Terraced orchard with alfalfa cultivation for fruit and fodder production and soil and water conservation.

• Compilateur: Aqila Haidery
• 16 mai 2014 13:14