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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.
Lining waterways is one way of reducing soil losses through seepage and preventing erosion of the waterway bed. Stone or ...
Drip irrigation is a method that aims to provide only as much water to plants as they need, and only ...
ICIMOD has a number of ongoing activities in biodiversity conservation. At the Knowledge Park at Godavari, the emphasis ...
Green manure is a growing cover crop of annual plants (or other growing plant material) that is dug into the ...
Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants under agroforestry Medicinal and aromatic plants are not ...
Hydropower is one of the most promising potential sources of energy in the HKH region. The possibilities range from large-scale ...
Polythene film technology (PFT) Polythene (plastic) film technology (PFT) is a method for increasing production of field crops by ...
Recently, ICIMOD embarked on a new project for biodiversity conservation and promotion: development of a useful ...
