SLM Database

No-till is a farming system in which the seeds are planted directly into untilled soil which still contains the previous crop residues. No-till cultivation of garlic is practiced in the tropical lowland districts of western Nepal where garlic is sown directly into the soil after the paddy is harvested.

• Compilador/a: Shreedip Sigdel
• 06/08/2015 10:07

A traditional low-cost method of soil conservation suitable for sloping land; it promotes water retention and helps prevent erosion.

• Compilador/a: Shreedip Sigdel
• 10/08/2015 06:52

A treadle pump is a foot operated water lifting device that can be used by smallholder farmers to irrigate their land in places where the water table is high.

• Compilador/a: Shreedip Sigdel
• 13/08/2015 07:39

Waterways and pipelines to draw water from closeby rivers for irrigation and household purposes.

• Compilador/a: Sabita Aryal
• 16/01/2014 13:15

The plantation of mulberry plants which are alloewd to grow for the production of nutrient leaves for silkworm mulberry cultivation for silkworm.

• Compilador/a: Sabita Aryal
• 17/01/2014 05:53

The technology adopted is a treatment plant that treats and purifies waste water being discharged from the hospital biologically.

• Compilador/a: Sabita Aryal
• 16/01/2014 11:05

An indigenous technology to help control channelled water during the rainy season and conserve it during the dry season

• Compilador/a: Shreedip Sigdel
• 10/08/2015 10:27

Local materials and knowledge can be used to construct low-cost structural measures that help to prevent the erosion of riverbanks and the loss of agricultural and residential land.

• Compilador/a: Shreedip Sigdel
• 13/08/2015 11:34

Stream banks can be protected by planting them with Salix (Salix babylonica); this is a traditional practice that has been used for streams that flow through agricultural lands.

• Compilador/a: Shreedip Sigdel
• 14/08/2015 05:37

Technology for converting biodegradable waste into organic manure with the help of earthworms

• Compilador/a: Sabita Aryal
• 18/01/2014 07:21