WOCAT

technologies

Grass strips [South Africa]

Combination of field demarcation and erosion protection by grass strips

Compilador/a: Andrei Rozanov
26/01/2011 18:25

Conservation Agriculture [South Africa]

Conservation agriculture included aspects such as crop rotation, mulching and no-tillage.

Compilador/a: Hester Gertruida Jansen van Rensburg
30/01/2011 19:15

Rotational Grazing [South Africa]

Rotational grazing is a management system based on the subdivision of the grazing area into a number of enclosures and the successive grazing of these paddocks by animals in a rotation so that not all the veld (grazing area) is grazed simultaneously

Compilador/a: Lehman Lindeque
12/11/2010 11:07

unccd

Vetiver Grass Soil Conservation [South Africa]

The vetiver grass is planted on the contour and also in other situations such as along stream banks and minor farm roads to form a vegetative barrier and protect the land from surface erosion.

Compilador/a: UNCCD PRAIS
21/06/2010 05:01

Plan of preventive silviculture (PSP): implementation of firebreak network within a forest intervention area (ZAU) — approaches

Plan of preventive silviculture (PSP): implementation of firebreak … [Spain]

Through the declaration of Ayora to a forest intervention area (ZAU) and the implementation of the pilot project of the PSP, a preventive silviculture was promoted through the establishment of a firebreak network.

Compilador/a: Nina Lauterburg
09/09/2013 00:00

Regional rural development programme [Spain]

Regional development programme to protect natural resources and stimulate rural economies.

Compilador/a: Joris De Vente
12/05/2009 00:00

Fruit trees under biodynamic agricultural management in southern … [Spain]

Biodynamic farming is a method of farming that aims to treat the farm as a living system, based on the application of specific organic preparations which stimulate the natural functions of the farm soils and provide the necessary component towards a self-sustaining agro-ecological farm management.

Compilador/a: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
29/05/2017 19:39

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Citrus Orchards [Spain]

Generally, this approach aims to encourage sustainable agricultural management in citrus orchards and keep environmental sustainability in the region of Vega Baja, in Alicante province (Spain). This approach is focused on enhancing production in the region and mantaining sustainable soil agricultural management soil to improve product quality.

Compilador/a: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
04/04/2017 13:48