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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.
Green manure is a growing cover crop of annual plants (or other growing plant material) that is dug into the ...
Planting and maintenance of shelter or protection belts is another important method of soil and water management. Shelter belts are ...
Multipurpose trees Multipurpose trees play an important role in mountain farming. Products from a tree can include leaves, fruits, ...
These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.
ICIMOD has designed and installed a prototype of a community-based flood early warning system at the Knowledge Park ...
Water is one of the basic necessities for life, and water scarcity is one of the most important ...
Have you ever tried Yacon (ground apple)? We've been growing #Yacon at our Knowledge #Park in #Godavari since ...
One of the bases for establishing sustainable farming systems is to integrate nitrogen-fixing plants into the system, whether in the ...
