Resources Tagged: Salt

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  1. A Combination of Approaches to Conserve Soil and Water

    ECHO publications referenced in this document include ECHO Development Notes (EDN), East Africa Notes (EAN), Technical Notes (TN), and ECHO East Africa Symposium (EEAS) presentations. Technical Notes and EDN issues can be found by clicking on the “Publications” tab on ECHO’s networking site,...
    Water Ring Contour Farming Terracing Sloping Agricultur... SALT East Africa

  2. A-Frame Level

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    2006-01-01 The A-Frame Level is a simple, yet accurate tool used for constructing contours on a hillside or slope. It is useful in the basic construction of hillside farming systems, such as the SALT systems, as well as for establishing level contours and drainage ditches. Level contours on a slope reduce...
    SALT Contour Farming Highland Farming A-Frame Level Appropriate Techno...

  3. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)

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    2012-01-01 Asia makes up less than one third (30%) of the world’s land area and yet carries over half (56%) of the world’s population. Moreover, the average population density of Asia becomes a significant long-term problem when food production is considered. Some countries in Asia have a population density...
    Terracing Agroforestry Soil Degradation Sloping Agricultur... Land Management Highland Farming SALT A-Frame Level

  4. The Development of Halophyte-Based Agriculture: Past and Present

    Abstract, Annals of Botany, 2014 Recruiting wild halophytes with economic potential was suggested several decades ago as a way to reduce the damage caused by salinization of soil and water. A range of cultivation systems for the utilization of halophytes have been developed, for the production of...
    Companion Crops Polyculture Salinity Halophyte SALT

  5. A ‘Successful Failure’: Introducing SALT Technology in Northern Thailand

    2022-03-01 Dave had come to Thailand two years prior exactly for the opportunity that he was now presented with. Ethnic minority hillside farmers had been experiencing lower crop yields even with their efforts in using more chemical fertilizer.
    Sloping Agricultur... SALT Asia

  6. Principles of Understanding the Farmer

    2019-10-04 Understanding the situation and condition of communities as well as individual farmers is key in developing a program that fits their needs. Every farmer has unique passions and desires in life, although all farmers desire development. We will explore how the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center...
    SALT Asia

  7. Agricultural Videos in Kreyol

    Agricultural Videos in Kreyol by Wayne Niles Publisher [United States]: ECHO Media: DVD Summary: Discussesraising rabbits, raising chickens, tire stove, goats, moringa, PVC pump, SALT, using oxen. Description: 1 disc30min
    Rabbits Moringa oleifera Oxen SALT Chickens Kreyol DVD

  8. Two Version of SALT Technology, 1. Sloping Agricultural Land Technology. 2. Simple Agro-livestock Technology.

    2019-10-01 Understanding the current need for SALT technology. Most of the time, crop production and animal backyard raising go together, just to meet the economic need of the rural farmers. Right technology creates the right production and right production helps to uplift the economy of the farmers.
    SALT Asia

  9. Stone Lines - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Stone lines induce a natural process of terracing as they trap sediments. They are also built to rehabilitate eroded lands. Farmers in Kenya show how they construct stone lines. Available languages Arabic English French Spanish
    Rainwater Harvesting SALT Cross-Slope Barriers Soil Health Soil Erosion Sustainable Land M... AccessAgriculture

  10. Agroforestry: Designing for Impact

    2019-07-15 Agroforestry is the agricultural practice of combining the management of annual crops and/or animals with trees. Agroforestry systems, largely composed of perennial crops, offer the resilience needed to address extreme climatic issues such as drought and torrential rain, along with social and...
    Agroforestry Food Systems Home Garden SALT FMNR North America