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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 Livestock and fish
Animal Husbandry – Goat husbandry, Angora rabbits, Pisciculture

Goat husbandry Goats are part of the farm household in mountain farming systems. Particularly for marginal farmers, they have ...

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 ...

11 Dec 2019 Community outreach
Scaling up technologies

There are three main thrusts of the scaling up efforts. Collaboration with the NGO ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ...

Puxin Biogas Plant

Biogas is potentially one of the most economical sources of energy for mountain farmers. In China, the Shenzhen Puxin Science ...

Alder (Utis) pollarding

Alder (Utis) Pollarding What is pollarding? #Pollarding is a pruning system involving the removal of the upper ...

Hydropower and Water Pumps

Hydropower is one of the most promising potential sources of energy in the HKH region. The possibilities range from large-scale ...

19 Oct 2020 Soil management
Mulching with leaf-litters

The benefits of mulching? Mulch is a covering, using straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants ...

Non-solar Technologies – briquetting, improved stoves

Beehive briquetting technology This technique is an adaptation of methods used to produce charcoal for ...