Contour Stone Bunds
Contour Stone Bunds [Bhutan] [technologies]


Contour stone bunding on sloping agricultural lands reduces soil erosion and conserves soil moisture in order to retain soil productivity. It is promoted /recommended on slopes where there is adequate...
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👤 Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
🕒 Created: 2023-08-19 14:14
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:48
Contour hedgerows in Boucholing village
Contour Grass Hedgerows on Steep Slopes [Bhutan] [technologies]


Contour hedgerows are a soil and water conservation technology that involve planting of Napier grass cuttings along contour lines on the slope at a horizontal distance of 6 m. The area between the con...
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👤 Compiler: ONGPO LEPCHA
🕒 Created: 2023-07-15 04:24
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:44
Consolidated Terraces (Irrigated Paddy Fields)
Terrace Consolidation by Machine [Bhutan] [technologies]


Terrace consolidation is the merging of existing narrow bench terraces into larger terraces to enable farm mechanization, commercial farming and crop intensification. This technology is promoted as th...
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👤 Compiler: Karma Wangdi
🕒 Created: 2023-07-21 13:08
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:41
Bench Terraces
Mechanical Bench Terracing [Bhutan] [technologies]


Soil erosion by water is one of the major problems in hilly or mountainous countries like Bhutan. In such areas, effective erosion control measures are required to reduce the slope gradient and minimi...
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👤 Compiler: ONGPO LEPCHA
🕒 Created: 2023-07-08 16:05
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:39
Traditional Soil Fertility Management
Traditional Soil Fertility Management through FYM Application [Bhutan] [technologies]


Traditional soil fertility management refers to the practice of improving and maintaining soil fertility using organic amendments, specifically farmyard manure (FYM). Other organic materials and crop...
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👤 Compiler: Karma Wangdi
🕒 Created: 2023-07-06 17:27
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:35
Sacred groves surrounding the 300 year old worship tree.
Sacred Groves as Informal Protected Areas [Bhutan] [approaches]


A sacred grove is considered to be the home of the Local Deity of a region and is revered and protected by the people with respect and dedication. Here, a sacred grove of trees and undisturbed ground...
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👤 Compiler: Karma Wangdi
🕒 Created: 2023-07-15 15:13
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:32
Core members of the dairy cooperatives in front of the processing unit
Darla Dairy Cooperatives [Bhutan] [approaches]


The Darla dairy cooperative is an example of where farmers come together to form collective organizations for production, collection, transportation, processing, and marketing of milk and dairy produc...
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👤 Compiler: Karma Wangdi
🕒 Created: 2023-07-21 06:20
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:27
Improved Temperate Pasture
Improved Pasture Development [Bhutan] [approaches]


The improved pasture development approach focuses on enhancing pasture productivity, which is managed sustainably for grazing. Livestock productivity depends greatly on improved pastures. It is very i...
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👤 Compiler: ONGPO LEPCHA
🕒 Created: 2023-07-17 09:56
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:25
Farmers of Organic Model village Lull, Lengbi Chiwog
Model Village Approach to Scale out Organic Agriculture [Bhutan] [approaches]


Organic agriculture includes a variety of farming systems that advance the sustainable production of food and fibres, prioritizing human health, and environmental, social, and economic aspects. The ma...
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👤 Compiler: Karma Wangdi
🕒 Created: 2023-07-09 15:55
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:20
Local community coming together for contour stone bunds construction on a rotational basis at Pangserpo village
Community Mobilization for SLM Interventions [Bhutan] [approaches]


Community mobilization in implementing sustainable land management technologies is indispensable in engaging the community to identify their priorities, resources, needs and solutions. It ultimately p...
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👤 Compiler: Nima Dolma Tamang
🕒 Created: 2023-07-08 14:32
🔄 Updated: 2024-06-04 14:16