Bamboo rhizomes distributed to land users for plantation
Cane and Bamboo Plantation to Sustain Raw Materials [Bhutan] [technologies]


Cane and bamboo plantations are managed by land users and indigenous communities to sustain these valuable raw materials for making handicraft items. Tsharzo (bamboo craft), is one of the main sources...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-07-17 13:14
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 15:21
Tali Lake
Lake Revival: Towards Environmental Conservation [Bhutan] [technologies]


The lake conservation initiative at Tali was conceived with the vision of protecting the lake and transforming the surrounding area into a community eco-tourism hub. The initiative is a testament to h...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-07-17 08:44
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 15:19
Vegetables intercropped in orchards at Yusipang Chiwog.
Vegetable Intercropping in Apple Orchards [Bhutan] [technologies]


Vegetables are intercropped between fruit-bearing trees in orchards. This maximizes land utilization, increases agrobiodiversity, and optimizes agricultural productivity.
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-07-10 19:40
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 15:19
Adoption of technology in early chili production
Plastic mulching for cash crops [Bhutan] [technologies]


Plastic mulching comprises thin plastic sheets laid out on raised soil surfaces around plants to help conserve soil moisture, prevent water and wind erosion, control weeds, and regulate soil temperatu...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-07-19 13:18
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 15:17
Physical land terracing at Namlaythang
Agricultural Landscape Approach for SLM Implementation [Bhutan] [approaches]


The Agricultural Landscape Approach in Sustainable Land Management is a holistic and integrated strategy that focuses on managing agricultural landscapes in a sustainable manner. The approach was succ...
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👤 Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
🕒 Created: 2023-07-12 10:21
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 15:15
Land Users of Rikhey-Domphu Milk Group
Improved Livestock Farming System [Bhutan] [approaches]


The approach involves a group of farmers implementing an improved dairy system. The system incorporates practices and technologies that enhance animal welfare, reduce environmental impact, and increas...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-08-23 05:44
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 15:13
Integrated Model Farm to Demonstrate Organic Technologies
Integrated Model Farm to Demonstrate Organic Technologies [Bhutan] [approaches]


The integrated model farm approach to organic farming incorporates various agricultural practices and technologies to optimize productivity and maximize sustainability while reducing negative environm...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-07-19 15:17
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 13:17
Water source of Patshaling, Tsirang Dzongkhag
Sustaining Drinking Water through Payment for Environment Services (PES) [Bhutan] [approaches]


This approach compensates land users annually for taking care of a water source and its surroundings. The source is being looked after by two groups of environmental service providers and water is sup...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-07-19 10:56
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 13:16
Zhasela Community Forest
Zhasela Community Forest Management Group (CFMG) [Bhutan] [approaches]


The Zhasela Community Forest (CF) in Lhuentse covers an area of approximately 208 acres (83 ha). The Zhasela CF Management Group (CFMG), consisting of members of 15 households, has been formed for sus...
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👤 Compiler: Tshering Yangzom
🕒 Created: 2023-08-21 06:17
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 13:15
Labour-sharing group involved in weeding paddy in Bumdeling, Trashi Yangtse: Bhutan.
Traditional labour sharing for farming [Bhutan] [approaches]


In the past, it was difficult for households to complete seasonal farming activities like ploughing, sowing, and transplanting in time. So, land users came together by adopting 'latsab' or labour shar...
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👤 Compiler: ONGPO LEPCHA
🕒 Created: 2023-08-21 16:23
🔄 Updated: 2024-05-30 13:14