11 Dec 2019 | Water management

Contour Hedgerows of Nitrogen-fixing Plants and Shelter/Protection Belts to Reduce Runoff and Soil Loss

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Photo: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD.

These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.

11 Dec 2019 Water management

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Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)

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Soil Management

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Different approaches of vegetation management

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Agroforestry

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