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AccessAgriculture Training Video Dans les savanes semi-arides, où les pluies sont limitées et très imprévisibles, conserver plus d'eau dans le sol peut faire la différence entre une mauvaise et une bonne récolte. Vous pouvez réduire la vitesse de l'eau de ruissellement par la réalisation des...
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Ressource principale14/11/2012 L’UNCCD estime que plus de 250 millions de personnes sont touchées par la dégradation des terres et qu’environ 1 milliard de personnes dans plus de 100 pays sont à risque. Selon l’OMM, 33% de la superficie terrestre de la planète est vulnérable à la dégradation des terres. Elle estime notamment...
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22/02/2023 Session: The presentation will highlight the successes, challenges, and best practices to mobilize community buy-in in the adoption of FMNR and rainwater harvesting. * See Session Video Here Biographical information: Njamasi Chiwanga works as the Director of Programs at LEAD Foundation - a local...
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AccessAgriculture Video Les cordons de pierres peuvent ralentir le ruissellement, augmenter l'infiltration d'eau et constituer la base de l'amélioration de la production en zones semi-arides. En utilisant les contours des faibles pentes, la collecte de l'eau est améliorée et les cultures sont...
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Access Agriculture Training Video Stone lines or stone bunds can slow down runoff, increase water infiltration and form the basis for improved production in semi-arid areas. By using the contours of low slopes water harvesting is improved and crops are possible in low rainfall years. Available...
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Access Agriculture Training Video Demi-lunes (half-moons) are in the shaped of a semi-circle with the tips of the bunds on the contour. They come in a variety of sizes, which help with water harvesting in semi-arid areas. They help to improve soil fertility when manure or compost is added....
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Session: The presentation will highlight the successes, challenges, and best practices to mobilize community buy-in in the adoption of FMNR and rainwater harvesting. Speaker: Njamasi Chiwanga works as the Director of Programs at LEAD Foundation - a local NGO based in Dodoma, Central Tanzania....
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AccessAgriculture Training Video Les demi-lunes sont construites sous forme de demi-cercle dont le contour porte les digues. Leurs dimensions varient, ce qui aide à la collecte de l'eau en zones semi-arides. Elles aident à améliorer la fertilité des sols quand la fumure ou le composte y est...
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The nameFanya chiniliterally means “throw it downwards” in Kiswahili. It consists of trenches and earthen ridges facing downslope. This intervention aims to reduce soil erosion because it breaks down long slopes into smaller sections. Hence, the speed of runoff will decrease and water can...
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Together with farmers, inhabitants and local partners, we revitalise ecosystems at scale by bringing back trees, digging bunds and implementing grass seed banks. It’s how we help build climate-resilient communities, increase biodiversity – and eventually cool down our planet. Want to join us in...
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The nameFanya juumeans “throw it upwards” in Kiswahili and it is very similar tofanya chinisince it consists of terrace bunds and ditches along the contour. The goal of contour bunds is different considering the environmental conditions of the areas where they are used. Their aim in semi-arid...
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Cross-slope barriers are measures on sloping lands in the form of earth or soil bunds, stone lines, and / or vegetative strips for reducing runoff velocity and soil loss, thereby contributing to soil, water and nutrient conservation. This is achieved by reducing steepness and / or length of...