Water harvesting, manure making, agro forestry, crop and livestock diversification

Water harvesting, manure making, agro forestry, crop and live...

Shashe Agroecology School

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General performance

5 - Very effective

Unintended positive side effects of practice

1 - Yes

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The micro environment increase moisture levels

Unintended negative side effect of practice

1 - Yes

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During heavy rainfall years crops can be affected by too much water

Knowledge and skills required for practice

2 - Rather low specialised knowledge required

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Need to effective use the A-frame

Labour required for practice

3 - Neither height nor low labour required

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Collective work with neighbors reduce the labor

Cost associated with practice

4 - Rather high costs

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Collective work with neighbors reduce the labor costs

Does it work in degraded environments?

5 - Works well in depleted environment

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Degraded environments are recovered by increasing moisture

Does it help restore land?

5 - Very effective

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Availability of moisture increases plant diversity and improves ecosystem

Climate change vulnerability effects

5 - Very effective

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Micro climate is created

Time requirements

4 - Works rather rapidly