Category Archives: contour bunding

Traditional techniques of drought-proofing, such as “drop inlet spillway” (Research Information Ltd / Civil Society Online)

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Read at : Table of Contents – Appropriate Technology , Vol 38, Nr 3 September 2011 http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/may11/may115.asp Mallana NAGARAL saves farmers from the cruel sun Shree Padre Bagalkot (Karnataka) n 2003, when Hungund taluk in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka … Continue reading →

Posted in contour bunding, drought, soil conditioning, water conservation / harvesting

Sistema agrario ANDENES

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

In a Facebook message of Cecilia GARCIA http://youtu.be/ttBe63uANA0  

Posted in Agriculture, contour bunding

Soil and water conservation techniques in Burkina Faso (New Agriculturist)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/focus/focusItem.php?a=1802 Rehabilitation of Burkina’s fragile soils Clinging to the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. Life is relentlessly harsh for its people; one in five children … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, contour bunding, Desertification, drought, Soil, soil moisture

The Desert in Retreat (National Geographic)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

Read at :  National Geographic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/geopedia/Sahel#The%20Desert%20in%20Retreat The Desert in Retreat By Karen E. Lange   By the mid-1980s the village of Ranawa in the small African nation of Burkina Faso was dwindling away. Gripped by a drought that had cut … Continue reading →

Posted in contour bunding, Desertification, drought, food / food security, Soil, water conservation / harvesting

Vetiver grass project (MMC / PTT)

Posted on February 13, 2008 by

Read at : MMC / PTT http://www.pttplc.com/en/ptt_core.asp?page=cr_so_vg  Vetiver grass project Through His Grace With His Majesty the King’s talent and omniscience about vetiver grass, Thai people have realized the magic properties of extremely deep and massively thick root system of … Continue reading →

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Contour bunding to green the Sahara (Google Alert / Environment Solutions)

Posted on August 17, 2007 by

Read at : Google Alert for Desertification Environment Solutions – Reporting on environment solutions as they come in from across the globe. http://environmentsolutions.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/greening-the-sahara-to-reverse-desertification/ Greening the Sahara to reverse desertification. Aug 14th, 2007 by matt Contour bunding is a fairly simple … Continue reading →

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