Himalayan Permaculture Centre

Himalayan Permaculture Centre

Himalayan Permaculture Centre

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Onde é realizado

1 - Na fazenda

Descrição resumida da prática agroecológica

Farm level:
- Water management and soil erosion control
- Integrated soil fertility management
- Integrated pest, disease and weed management
- Farm animal welfare and nutrition management
- Diversification and integration of sectors in crop-livestock-fish systems
- Farm and household level renewable energy

Landscape and community level
- Participatory land use planning
- Building/strengthening community institutions for natural resource management
- Use of traditional knowledge
- Community and local seed systems
- Community gardens and cultivation (including schools)
- Community forest and woodland management
- Land and water management in farming landscapes
- Community renewable energy

Market level support for agroecology and sustainable food systems and value addition
- Food processing
- Safe storage
- Labelling and community-supported guarantee systems
- Access to differentiated markets
- Innovation organizing supply and demand
- Public procurement of agroecological produce

Tipo de prática agroecológica

soil erosion control
degraded land regeneration
multipurpose agroforestry
fruit tree production & planting,
producer cooperative
organic herb production
IPM
green manures
biofertilizers
kitchen gardening
beekeeping
integtrated livestock health and breed improvement
SRI
Zero/min. tillage
waste water management
smokeless/fuel efficient stoves
diet & nutrition
WASH
food processing (jam/juice/preserves/fermentation etc.)
cold store

Implementando a prática

Agroecology demonstrations
Farmers' training
resource production (seed, seedlings, etc.)
farmers' level particpatory research
partnership with local government
schools' program

Por que você usa e o que você espera dessa prática?

reduce external agricultural inputs (including labour, financial costs)
diversify outputs
build soil fertility & water holding capacity
increase income, provide employment
improve individuals' health
increase local biodiversity
increase water sources
increase resilience of ecology & economy

Tamanho da terra

400.0 Hectare

Substituição de alternativa menos ecológica

1 - Sim

Detalhes

free range grazing of fields
burning of pasture/rangeland
use of synthetic chemicals for nutrients and pest control