Jayashree, B. (2018) Contour bunding preserves soils and boosts farmers' incomes by 20% in Mali. Appropriate Technology, 45 (2). pp. 24-26. ISSN 1751-6900
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Abstract
A simple innovation can go a long way to help lives and livelihood of farmers in the drylands. A team of scientists from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Mali have found that 'contour bunding',a technique that helps retain moisture and nutrients while preventing soil erosion also brings as much as 20% increase in net income
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Strategic Marketing and Communication |
| CRP: | CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | livelihood, farmers, drylands, Mali, contour bunding, nutrients, moisture, soil erosion, contour bunds, Africa, soils |
| Subjects: | Others > Drylands Agriculture Others > Soil Science Others > African Agriculture Others > Mali Others > Drylands |
| Depositing User: | Mr Ramesh K |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2018 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2019 10:02 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10839 |
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| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | UNSPECIFIED |
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