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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.

编制者： Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:44 p.m.

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.

编制者： Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:36 p.m.

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.

编制者： Bettina Wolfgramm
08/13/2016 2:53 p.m.

Rotational grazing to restore degraded pastures [Afghanistan]

A plan for rotational grazing has been developed to control pasture use and prevent overgrazing of rehabilitated pastures.

编制者： Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:40 p.m.

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.

编制者： Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:27 p.m.

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.

编制者： Bettina Wolfgramm
10/27/2016 9:47 p.m.

Terracing in Watershed [Afghanistan]

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

编制者： Aqila Haidery
04/19/2016 5:34 p.m.