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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.
There are three main thrusts of the scaling up efforts. Collaboration with the NGO ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ‘Educate The Children/Nepal’ ...
Soil erosion, soil degradation and declining soil fertility are widely regarded as major problems threatening the sustainable use ...
Lining waterways is one way of reducing soil losses through seepage and preventing erosion of the waterway bed. Stone or ...
Recently, ICIMOD embarked on a new project for biodiversity conservation and promotion: development of a useful ...
A trombe wall keeps rooms warm in winter and cool in summer! We demonstrate a simple trombe wall in the ...
Below is an excerpt from Mr. Yeshi Dorji, Agricultural Officer of BCCI, Bhutan about the successful adoption of kiwi cultivation ...
Goat husbandry Goats are part of the farm household in mountain farming systems. Particularly for marginal farmers, they have ...
The benefits of mulching? Mulch is a covering, using straw, compost, or plastic sheeting, spread on the ground around plants ...
