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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 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 ...

Cover crops

Cover crops are essential for #soil health and varieties of white clover, peanut plants and alfa-alfa are demonstrated at our ...

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
Distribution of material – seed and seedlings

Large amounts of seeds and seedlings of useful plants from ICIMOD’s plant nursery have been distributed to farmers and farmers ...

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 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 ...

11 Dec 2019 Scientific research
Support functions and scientific sesearch

Some general activities are carried out at the Knowledge Park at Godavari to support the trials and other activities; ...

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 ...