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

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)

Sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), otherwise known as contour hedgerow intercropping (agroforestry) technology (CHIAT), is a system in which dense ...

Solar Technologies – drier, cooker, lamp, oven

Solar energy has been used for centuries for drying crops, clothes, wood, and crop residues, and heating buildings. But now ...

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Soil Management

Soil erosion, soil degradation and declining soil fertility are widely regarded as major problems threatening the sustainable use ...

Installation of new tipping bucket in Meteorological station

We're excited to have added this new technology to the park! A tipping bucket rain gauge is the most common type ...

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Conservation farming

The basic principle of conservation tillage is to maintain a cover on the soil surface of residues (mulching) or vegetation ...

Godavari Landscape Journey

What is a landscape journey? A landscape journey is a process by which interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral teams of stakeholders can be ...

11 Dec 2019 Scientific research
Soil Erosion Monitoring

Detailed scientific research is carried out at the site to acquire better information about the conditions that favour or hinder ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Irrigation with Treadle pump

Treadle pump  is a simple, cheap, and effective device for lifting water by alternate up and down movement of the ...