Biophysical and Socio-Economic Benefits of Contour Farming
Contour farming with banks stabilization using fodder crops (trees and grass) was introduced and validated by Africa RISING researchers in Kongwa and Kiteto district. The technology involves the construction of Fanya chini (bank-below-ditch) along a contour on the upper edge of the field as the firs...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144577 |
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