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11 Dec 2019 | Water management

Contour Hedgerows of Nitrogen-fixing Plants and Shelter/Protection Belts to Reduce Runoff and Soil Loss

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These methods are both soil management and water management methods. They are described there.

High value medicinal plants (Taxus wallichiana-Himalayan yew)

Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan yew), is a species of #yew, native to the Himalaya and parts of ...

3D or Vertical Farming

Taking vegetables to a third dimension seems like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but in reality there are very effective ...

Why are wetlands important?

Wetlands are important because they provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals. Wetlands are ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Irrigation with Treadle pump

Treadle pump  is a simple, cheap, and effective device for lifting water by alternate up and down movement of the ...

Alder (Utis) pollarding

Alder (Utis) Pollarding What is pollarding? #Pollarding is a pruning system involving the removal of the upper ...

11 Dec 2019 Income generation
Cultivation Support – PFT, Polypit, Biopesticides

Polythene film technology (PFT) Polythene (plastic) film technology (PFT) is a method for increasing production of field crops by ...

11 Dec 2019 Biodiversity
Biodiversity

ICIMOD has a number of ongoing activities in biodiversity conservation. At the Knowledge Park at Godavari, the emphasis ...

Renewable Energy Technology

Access to sources of energy is still a major limiting factor to sustainable development in may part of ...