Resources Tagged: Salt

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. SAWBO - Postharvest Loss: Salt Testing for Grain Moisture Levels (3D)

    This animation explains a method to test if your grain has a low enough moisture level for you to store it. This technique utilizes salt to help determine the moisture level in your grain. Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) is a university based program. SAWBO transforms extension...
    Postharvest SALT Moisture SAWBO

  4. 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

  5. Make your own salt block for livestock

    2008-07-20 Bone mealhas another use. You can overcome mineral deficiencies in cattle by making your own cattle lick or mineral block, using bonemeal as the source of phosphorous.
    SALT Livestock

  6. SALT (Sloping Agricultural Land Technology) with emphasis on forage and animal production.

    2008-07-20 This method is designed to allow crops to be grown even onsteep hillsides with minimal erosion while at the same timeincreasing soil fertility and providing fodder for livestock.Rather than controlling erosion with rock terraces or ditches, SALT relies on rows of vegetation.
    SALT Erosion Control

  7. Growing Cassava on Sloping Land - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video On sloping land, rainwater washes away the fertile soil and cassava yields will quickly decline. By reducing soil erosion and building up a healthy soil, you will continue to have a good cassava harvest for many years. Available languages Bambara English French...
    Soil Fertility Sustainable Land M... Cross-Slope Barriers AccessAgriculture SALT Cassava

  8. Grass Strips Against Soil Erosion - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Contour hedgerows slow the speed of water coming down the slope and allow the water to infiltrate. They also allow the washed away soil and nutrients to settle out above the hedgerows. You can plant many different grasses, depending on what you need and what is...
    Rainwater Harvesting Cross-Slope Barriers Sustainable Land M... Soil Management AccessAgriculture SALT Asia

  9. How to Make Your Own Salt Licks and Urea Blocks

    1999-10-19 Salt licks can provide the minerals that are often lacking, such as phosphorus, sodium, calcium and magnesium. Salt licks can be purchased to improve production, but limited cash and/or proximity to a town or village may prohibit doing so regularly. It is possible, however, to make your own salt...
    Livestock Nutrition SALT

  10. Working Together with Farmers to Understand and Build a More Sustainable Sloping Land Corn and Rice Farming System

    2017-10-03 In this workshop, I will describe and diagram the common sloping land corn and rice farming system. I will then identify leverage points within the system and how development workers can work with farmers to make these systems more sustainable.
    corn SALT Maize Rice Asia