Let Nature Take Its Course: Conservation farming with natural vegetative strips features a simple and popular conservation farming practice that has been widely adopted by farmers in the Philippines. It was pioneered by farmers, and developed with the help of scientists and extensionists. Natural vegetative strips provide a foundation for successful upland agroforestry on sloping land, through which farmers not only increase their income but minimize soil erosion. Produced By: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)* Financial support from: Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agencia Española De Cooperacion Internacional (AECI) 1995 * To more fully reflect our global reach, as well as our more balanced research and development agenda, we adopted a new brand name in 2002 'World Agroforestry Centre'. Our legal name -- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry -- remains unchanged, and so our acronym as a Future Harvest Centre -- ICRAF -- likewise remains the same. Tags: World Agroforestry Centre Landcare Forest Upland Farming Water Soil Erosion Conservation Forestry Agriculture Terracing Siltation A-frame Trees Contour Land Farm Productivity Sustainability Sustainable Hedgerows Timber Fruit Fodder Natural Vegetative Strips Philippines Mindanao Claveria
The soil is the foundation for crop and pasture and is the major determinant of risks and profits. Soil keeps growing and keeps regenerating. It is difficult to quantify a living soil because it is dynamic and changes day to day. In a dead soil, the results stay the same.
Welcome to Project GreenHands Throughout the world dire warnings are being issued about the effects of human activity on the natural environment. Communities on every continent are experiencing the devastation of declining water quality, soil degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss. Project Greenhands (PGH), a grassroots ecological initiative established by Isha Foundation in Tamil Nadu, India, has grown out of deep concern for the global effects of deforestation and land degradation, and in particular, for the rapidly changing ecology of Tamil Nadu. Drawing extensively on community involvement and large scale volunteer participation, the Project aims to plant 114 million trees state-wide - providing an additional 10% to the existing level of green cover in Tamil Nadu. Since its inception in 2004, PGH has successfully overseen the planting of more than 5 million trees by over one million people. PGH is an action-driven organization that is committed to developing a hands-on approach that can be easily replicated in rural communities worldwide. Through its activities it aims to inspire people around the world to appreciate the true value of trees and the vital role that they play within human environments. projectgreenhands.org www.ishafoundation.org www.powertocreate.org