Agroforestry in arid alpine zone above 3300 m asl

Type: Technologies

Creation: 2011-04-25 15:24   Updated: 2019-08-04 18:26

Compilers: Gulniso Nekushoeva

Reviewers: David Streiff, Alexandra Gavilano

Country/ region/ locations where the Technology has been applied and which are covered by this assessment
  • Country: Tajikistan
  • Region/ State/ Province: Tajikistan/ GBAO
  • Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Shugnan/ Vankala, v.Bachor
  • Map: View Map

Description of the SLM Technology

Short description of the Technology

Cultivation of grain, potatoes and forage crops (esparzet) under the protection of windbreak live fence in the zone of risky agriculture (in the arid highlands traditional livestock zone of the Pamirs) above 3300m a.s.l

Detailed description of the Technology

Purpose of the Technology: Increase the possibility of subsistence grain, potatoes and fodder. Reduce the dependence of yield of sharp daily fluctuations of temperature, cold winds and frost

Photos of the Technology

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  • 📍 jamoat Vankala, Bachor, Shugnan/GBAO/Tajikistan
  • 🗓 2010-04-07
  • 📷 Gulniso Nekushoeva (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
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  • 📍 jamoat Vankala, Bachor, Shugnan/GBAO/Tajikistan
  • 🗓 2010-04-07
  • 📷 Gulniso Nekushoeva (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)