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Planting and maintenance of shelter or protection belts is another important method of soil and water management. Shelter belts are composed of ground vegetation cover, for example trees and bushes, that provide shelter to crops from very hot sun and desiccating dry winds. They also provide a pathway for run-off of excess water during heavy (monsoon) rains that is protected from erosion by the vegetation. Thus they help to control runoff, conserve soil, improve water percolation into the soil, conserve moisture, and provide sediment-free water downstream.
The benefits of mulching? Mulch is a covering, using straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants ...
Hydropower is one of the most promising potential sources of energy in the HKH region. The possibilities range from large-scale ...
There are three main thrusts of the scaling up efforts. Collaboration with the NGO ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ...
Recently, ICIMOD embarked on a new project for biodiversity conservation and promotion: development of a useful ...
Multipurpose trees Multipurpose trees play an important role in mountain farming. Products from a tree can include leaves, fruits, ...
These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.
ICIMOD has designed and installed a prototype of a community-based flood early warning system at the Knowledge Park ...
Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb) is a high value cash crop and a main source of cash income for farmers ...
