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Hedgerow terraces are slowly formed when fodder and forage plants are cultivated along the bunds
Hedgerow technology [Nepal] [technologies]


A technology that uses hedgerows to help establish terraces on sloping land; farmers learn improved methods to manage a cultivation practice that stabilizes the soil, enhances food production, and add...
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👤 Compiler: Shreedip Sigdel
🕒 Created: 2015-08-11 06:46
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-04 10:44
Method #1 The ridge is covered by a plastic film and broad leaf mustard seedlings are planted into the ground through regular holes punched into the plastic.
Plastic film technology [Nepal] [technologies]


Plastic film technology, sometimes called plastic mulching, is an important breakthrough that can transform traditional agriculture into modern agriculture by helping to circumvent many of the limitat...
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👤 Compiler: Shreedip Sigdel
🕒 Created: 2015-08-12 06:06
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-04 10:21
Improved Stove for household cooking use [Nepal] [technologies]


The technoloigy is engineered in such a way that there will be less consumption of wood and less emission of smoke.
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👤 Compiler: Sabita Aryal
🕒 Created: 2014-01-22 09:16
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 17:14
Irrigation of traditional paddy rice terraces; the water is drained from one terrace to the next through narrow openings. Note the pile of manure on the upper terrace ready for applying to the field.
Traditional irrigated rice terraces [Nepal] [technologies]


Level bench terraces with risers protected by fodder grasses, used for the irrigated production of rice, potatoes and wheat
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👤 Compiler: Ramanand Bhattarai
🕒 Created: 2011-06-06 21:36
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 17:02
The three components of a roof rainwater harvesting system: a catchment roof, conveyance pipes and a ferro-cement storage jar.
Rooftop rainwater harvesting system [Nepal] [technologies]


A water harvesting system in which rain falling on a roof is led through connecting pipes into a ferro-cement water collecting jar.
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👤 Compiler: Madhav Dhakal
🕒 Created: 2011-06-07 00:40
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 16:52
Legumes (here peas) used as a relay crop.
Legume integration [Nepal] [technologies]


Integration of leguminous crops as intercrops on terrace risers or as relay crops
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👤 Compiler: Richard Allen
🕒 Created: 2011-06-07 12:23
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 16:43
The following plants are amongst many reported to have pesticidal value (from top left corner to lower right corner): - sisnu (Urtica dioica), - timur (Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum), - titepati (Artemisia vulgaris), - ketuke (Agave americana), - banmara (Eupato
Organic pest management [Nepal] [technologies]


Promotion of botanical pesticides for organic pest management and liquid manure
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👤 Compiler: Richard Allen
🕒 Created: 2011-06-07 18:08
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 16:05
A drip system irrigating bitter gourd seedlings - seedlings are generally transplanted in February-March when water availability is low
Low cost drip irrigation [Nepal] [technologies]


An irrigation system which allows the slow and precise delivery of water to crops
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👤 Compiler: Madhav Dhakal
🕒 Created: 2011-06-07 18:22
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 15:56
Farmyard manure heap
Better quality farmyard manure through improved decomposition [Nepal] [technologies]


Collection and proper storage of farmyard manure in heaps or pits
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👤 Compiler: Richard Allen
🕒 Created: 2011-06-07 19:04
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 15:45
View of the case study gullies with check dams
Gully plugging using check dams [Nepal] [technologies]


Small dam structures constructed across erosion gullies
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👤 Compiler: Nicole Guedel
🕒 Created: 2011-06-06 22:45
🔄 Updated: 2019-06-03 15:38