SLM Database

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 …

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Michael Herger
• 07/21/2017 12:14 p.m.

Digging of planting beds to increase soil depth for higher moisture retention in the rootzone.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Unknown User
• 06/05/2011 10:46 p.m.

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

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Manuel Fischer
• 09/13/2013 12:20 p.m.

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

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Paul Kahiga
• 06/20/2013 10:35 a.m.

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.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Paul Kahiga
• 02/19/2015 1:02 p.m.

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.

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Kevin Mganga
• 07/03/2017 11:39 a.m.

The Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) is about people and their relationships with land. The tool as applied secures tenure through the recognition of tenure diversity and social contexts. In the management of land and resources use, STDM facilitates proper land use and management to minimize practices that lead to …

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Ken Otieno
• 12/13/2017 3:59 p.m.

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

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Unknown User
• 06/06/2011 10:01 a.m.

Pasture management and improvement through weeding comiphora

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Unknown User
• 06/06/2011 4:20 p.m.

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).

• ຜູ້ສັງລວມຂໍ້ມູນ: Laura D'Aietti
• 02/27/2013 11:46 p.m.