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  1. Stone Lines - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Stone lines induce a natural process of terracing as they trap sediments. Stone lines or stone bunds can slow down runoff, increase water infiltration and form the basis for improved production in semi-arid areas. By using the contours of low slopes water...
    Terracing AccessAgriculture Rainwater Harvesting Cross-Slope Barriers Sustainable Land M... Water Harvesting Soil Conservation East Africa

  2. La collecte de l’eau: Directives pour de bonnes pratiques

    2013-01-01 Ces directives donnent une vue d’ensemble des bonnes pratiques éprouvées de collecte de l’eau dans le monde entier. Celles-ci constituent un guide de référence pratique tout en offrant un support et une expertise technique spécifique pour l’intégration des technologies de collecte de l’eau dans...
    Terracing Water Security Water Harvesting Dryland Farming Water Supply Sand Dam Microcatchment Rainwater Harvesting

  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. Water Harvesting - Guidelines to Good Practices

    2013-01-01 This publicationon “Water Harvesting – Guidelines to Good Practice”was mandated by IFAD, prepared by WOCAT in collaboration with MetaMeta and RAIN and funded by SDC and IFAD. Find out more about theproject "Water Harvesting". Water security is a prerequisite to achieve food security. Water...
    Terracing Water Security Water Harvesting Dryland Farming Water Supply Sand Dam Microcatchment Rainwater Harvesting

  5. New Method For Terracing

    1981-12-19 Victor Wynne has run his Haiti Seed Store for many years and experimented with improved ways of getting food from the mountains. He has kindly provided us with a description of the terracing system he has selected after years of experimentation. He says he will never make another level terrace...
    Mountainous Region Terracing

  6. Sustainable management of tropical steeplands: an assessment of terraces as a soil and water conservation technology

    This publication is intended to summarize the diffuse literature available on use of terraces in steepland farming systems and present information on the research conducted in southern Honduras on this subject.
    Uplands Terracing Sustainable Agricu... Soil Erosion Soil Conservation

  7. Climbing Legumes: An Underutilized Resource With Significant Potential to Intensify Farming on Terrace Walls (FTW) for Smallholder Farmers

    Abstract, bioRXiv, 2017 Millions of subsistence farmers cultivate crops on terraces. These farmers face unique challenges including severe shortages of arable land and remoteness leading to poor access to inputs including nitrogen fertilizer. These challenges contribute to human and livestock...
    Underutilized Crops Terracing Jackbean

  8. Agricultural terracing development perspectives

    Being a brief yet balanced account on various aspects of agricultural terracing this book should be of considerable interest and use to everyone concerned with using the land and preventing its degradation. Its extensive readership may mostly comprise planners, policy makers, professional as well...
    Terracing Soil Conservation Nepal

  9. 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

  10. SLM02 Fanya Juu Terraces - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Fanya juu means "throw the soil up" in Kiswahili. The terraces formed are ideal for fodder grasses and help prevent soil erosion. Cultivation becomes easier as the terraces spread out to make the land more level and when combined with manure/fertilizer yields...
    Terracing Fanya juu AccessAgriculture Sustainable Land M... Conservation Agric...