Back to activities
11 Dec 2019 | Soil management

Shelter/Protection Belts

0 mins Read

70% Complete

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.

Why are wetlands important?

Wetlands are important because they provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals. Wetlands are ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Various water harvesting ways

Natural Spring Water Harvesting There is a natural spring on the site at the Sungure Khola Chiso Pani Dhara. ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Stone-Lined and Grass-Lined Waterways

Lining waterways is one way of reducing soil losses through seepage and preventing erosion of the waterway bed. Stone or ...

23 Oct 2020 Income generation
Fibre plants plantation and demonstration

We are proud to collaborate with Nepal Knotcraft Centre to establish a fiber plant species demonstration ...

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 ...

Cover crops

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

Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb)

Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb) is a high value cash crop and a main source of cash income for farmers ...

Puxin Biogas Plant

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