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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.
Have you ever tried to join two plants so they grow together? This is called grafting. Grafting is a horticultural technique ...
Developing realistic opportunities for income generation is one of the most challenging tasks of development in mountain areas ...
One of the bases for establishing sustainable farming systems is to integrate nitrogen-fixing plants into the system, whether in the ...
Below is an excerpt from Mr. Yeshi Dorji, Agricultural Officer of BCCI, Bhutan about the successful adoption of kiwi cultivation ...
These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.
What is an herb garden? An herb garden is often a dedicated space in a garden, devoted to growing a specific ...
There are three main thrusts of the scaling up efforts. Collaboration with the NGO ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ...
Goat husbandry Goats are part of the farm household in mountain farming systems. Particularly for marginal farmers, they have ...
