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Permanent soil cover with cover crops and/or crop residues helps to control soil erosion, suppress weeds and build up soil fertility. It can also add organic matter to the soil.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 03/18/2023 1:17 p.m.

Lime application is a rapid way to treat soil acidity and improve productivity.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 03/19/2023 8 a.m.

Push-pull technology is a strategy that controls pests, improves the productivity of cereal crops and fodder, and controls soil erosion.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 03/18/2023 9:44 p.m.

Composting with on-farm organic solid waste management improves the soil sustainably and raises crop yields.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 02/09/2023 1:58 p.m.

Cross-slope barriers in the form of vegetative strips are established on sloping lands to reduce runoff velocity and prevent soil loss, thereby contributing to the conservation of soil, water, and plant nutrients.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 03/19/2023 6:53 p.m.

Retention ditches are channels aligned along the contour which are designed for surface runoff management. They improve water infiltration into the ground and prevent soil erosion.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 03/07/2023 3:02 a.m.

Vermicomposting is an on-farm waste management strategy where worms are used for biodecomposition of wastes to produce a natural liquid fertilizer and pesticide.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: William Akwanyi
• 03/14/2023 1:14 p.m.

Farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) has been embraced by the local community as they consider it a low cost method of establishing agroforestry, and products are utilized for various livelihood activities such as woodfuel for household use and surplus for sale, beekeeping is practiced within the plots: passion fruits are …

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Grace Koech
• 12/15/2022 11:08 a.m.

Application of biochar to soils in the tropics / sub-tropics improves their ability to store and supply nutrients and water for crop growth, thereby enhancing yields and food security. At the same time, biochar holds carbon in soils for extended time periods, which makes it an agricultural practice that contributes …

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Niels Thevs
• 07/18/2022 11:56 a.m.

These are constructions stretching across the sand filled dry riverbed, down towards the impermeable floor of the riverbed. They are totally submerged into the ground. For example by fully covering after construction by sand. This are done along dry rivers with huge sand deposits, which has high yield potential and …

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Guyo Roba
• 01/11/2018 9:44 a.m.