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11 Dec 2019 | Scientific research

Support functions and scientific sesearch

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Some general activities are carried out at the Knowledge Park at Godavari to support the trials and other activities; to provide the accurate information needed to enable proper interpretation of results; and to provide basic scientific information on important problems that affect mountain farming and natural resource management on a broad scale.

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Conservation farming

The basic principle of conservation tillage is to maintain a cover on the soil surface of residues (mulching) or vegetation ...

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 Soil management
Soil Management

Soil erosion, soil degradation and declining soil fertility are widely regarded as major problems threatening the sustainable use ...

11 Dec 2019 Soil management
Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)

Sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), otherwise known as contour hedgerow intercropping (agroforestry) technology (CHIAT), is a system in which dense ...

Vegetation management

At the time that ICIMOD established the Godavari site, the land had been reduced to almost completely degraded ...

11 Dec 2019 Water management
Gravity sprinkler irrigation

Water from the reservoirs passes through high-density polythene pipes laid-out with hydrants in different experimental plots and nurseries covering approximately five ...

11 Dec 2019 Vegetation management
Biofencing/Live fencing

Biofencing/Live Fencing Live fences are lines of trees or shrubs planted on farm or field boundaries that provide protection against cattle ...

Non-solar Technologies – briquetting, improved stoves

Beehive briquetting technology This technique is an adaptation of methods used to produce charcoal for ...