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Live fences are lines of trees or shrubs planted on farm or field boundaries that provide protection against cattle and wildlife, act as windbreaks, enrich the soil, provide bee forage, provide shade, and control dust. They are less expensive and more useful than fences made of wood, barbed wire, or stone masonry. Various species have been tested to discover their suitability for use as biofencing plants; nine thorny species have been selected and demonstrated.
Goat husbandry Goats are part of the farm household in mountain farming systems. Particularly for marginal farmers, they have ...
Have you ever tried to join two plants so they grow together? This is called grafting. Grafting is a horticultural technique ...
Lining waterways is one way of reducing soil losses through seepage and preventing erosion of the waterway bed. Stone or ...
Large amounts of seeds and seedlings of useful plants from ICIMOD’s plant nursery have been distributed to farmers and farmers ...
Hydropower is one of the most promising potential sources of energy in the HKH region. The possibilities range from large-scale ...
These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.
Solar energy has been used for centuries for drying crops, clothes, wood, and crop residues, and heating buildings. But now ...
Treadle pump is a simple, cheap, and effective device for lifting water by alternate up and down movement of the ...
