Flood Recession Agriculture
Flood recession agriculture is linked to areas that are prone to annual flooding, making use of the moisture left behind after the floods and sometimes even using the water of the rising floods as well.In Africa alone, flood recession agriculture may amount to over 20 M ha.
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Tomatoes are difficult to grow during Southeast Asia’s hot and humid monsoonal rainy season. A combination of waterlogged soils, increased disease pressure, and high temperatures often kill young tomato transplants or significantly reduce yields. As an introduced crop, originally from South...
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Abstract, Sustainability, 2019 Themarceñoagroecosystem is based on traditional agriculture in the flooded areas of the alluvial plains of Tabasco, Mexico. In themarceñosystem, the native maize, called “mején”, is cultivated during the dry season using residual soil moisture. At physiological...
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Flood recession agriculture is linked to areas that are prone to annual flooding, making use of the moisture left behind after the floods and sometimes even using the water of the rising floods as well.In Africa alone, flood recession agriculture may amount to over 20 M ha.
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The wetlands are part of the complex coastal zone of Lake Tana, which lies just outside the top of the image. Individual fields and angular margins at the floodplain are indicative of the human use and modification of the wetlands. The Gilgel Abbay River is lined with very narrow fields that give...