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Watershed Associations (WSA) and Natural Resource Management Committees (NRMC)
approaches

Watershed Associations (WSA) and Natural Resource Management Committees â€Ķ [Afghanistan]

Two Watershed Associations (WSA), in Chaker and Nahristan watershed areas respectively, are registered at the national level with the Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) and at the regional level with the Department of Agriculture. Both associations are strong, active, dynamic, and have the capacity to coordinate and support â€Ķ

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Bettina Wolfgramm
Community-Based Watershed Management
approaches

Community-Based Watershed Management [Afghanistan]

Sustainable implementation of watershed management through appropriate SLM technologies, formation of organizational structures and capacity building of stakeholders

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Aqila Haidery
Improved livestock shed for better health and productivity
technologies

Improved livestock shed for better health and productivity [Afghanistan]

Existing livestock sheds can be improved through interior and exterior refurbishing, and door and window installation. More favourable indoor conditions benefit animal health and the quality of animal products.

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Bettina Wolfgramm
Contour hedgerows of alfalfa in annual cropland
technologies

Contour hedgerows of alfalfa in annual cropland [Afghanistan]

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.

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Bettina Wolfgramm
Gully treatment
technologies

Gully treatment [Afghanistan]

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.

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Bettina Wolfgramm
Afforestation for firewood production
technologies

Afforestation for firewood production [Afghanistan]

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.

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Bettina Wolfgramm
Community fodder bank for sustaining supplies
technologies

Community fodder bank for sustaining supplies [Afghanistan]

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.

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Bettina Wolfgramm
Terracing in Watershed
technologies

Terracing in Watershed [Afghanistan]

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

  • āļœāļđāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļšāļĢāļ§āļĄ: Aqila Haidery