Adding Soil
Type: Technologies
Creation: 2011-03-10 14:04 Updated: 2019-08-02 16:34
Compilers: Liesbeth Colen
Reviewers: Fabian Ottiger, Alexandra Gavilano
Country/ region/ locations where the Technology has been applied and which are covered by this assessment
- Country: Syrian Arab Republic
- Region/ State/ Province: Aleppo
- Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Idleb, Affrin
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Technology
Short description of the Technology
To add red (fertile, nutrient rich) valley soil to degraded white soil on slopes (in olive orchards)
Detailed description of the Technology
Red soil is taken from valley fields, mines and construction work, transported to the slopes and added around the stem of each tree, ca. 2 m^3 per tree. Not done in the rainy season and only when there is soil available and spare time.
Purpose of the Technology: increase the soil depth and add nutrients in response to erosion and nutrient mining.
Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: every five to ten years depending on rainfall and slope.
Photos of the Technology
white soil on red soil
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red soil on white soil
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